FNUS74 KOUN 181214
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SW-ZONE-BIA-FIRE...BIA FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
714 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0703 CDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE
MORNING WITH MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
A FEW SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO
70 MPH...AND LARGE HAIL. WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE EASTERLY AT 5
TO 10 MPH...AND AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15
MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT WITH
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS
WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN
IN THE 8 TO 12 MPH RANGE. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR SUNDAY WITH
LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND DRIER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
TEMP............68     72     79     84     87     88
RH..............76     79     69     63     53     48
20 FT WIND......E 6    SE 8   SE 7   S 5    E 6    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10            10     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

$$
FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120818.SWZON.01/OUN