FNUS74 KOUN 181134
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CUSHING BIA...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
634 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0626 CDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
THERE COULD ALSO BE A FEW LATE DAY AND EARLY EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL POSE NOT ONLY A THREAT OF
LIGHTNING... BUT ALSO STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SOME THREAT OF HAIL.
DRIER AIR WILL WORK SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COOLER AIR. MILD AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF RAIN THROUGH
THE UPCOMING WEEK WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 AT REQUEST...MAX 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 49 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 200-1500 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............63     67     75     80     82     83
RH..............81     81     66     58     53     49
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 8    E 7    E 6    N 7    NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....200    800    2800   5300   6100   5300
MIX HGT (M).....60     240    850    1620   1860   1620
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7    E 12   S 10   W 6    NW 12  NW 10
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3    E 5    S 4    W 3    NW 5   NW 4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 81 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CURL
REQUESTED BY...BILL COATES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120818.CUSHI.01/OUN