FNUS74 KOUN 191220
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SW-ZONE-BIA-FIRE...BIA FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
720 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0709 CDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH OKLAHOMA TODAY. WINDS
WILL INITIALLY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AHEAD OF AN IN THE VICINITY
OF THE FRONT...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AS A
MILD AND DRY AIRMASS MOVES INTO OKLAHOMA. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 80S TODAY. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL COME MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS. GIVEN PERSISTENT CHANCES FOR RAIN AND
RELATIVELY COOL HIGH TEMPERATURES...FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN IN THE
LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     67     75     81     84     84
RH..............100    78     50     32     29     29
20 FT WIND......W 3    N 9    N 14   N 15   N 13   N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      15     20     25     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....200    1800   4000   6500   7200   7100
MIX HGT (M).....60     550    1220   1980   2190   2160
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3    N 14   N 22   N 25   N 24   N 21
TRAN WIND (M/S).W 1    N 6    N 10   N 11   N 11   N 9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.

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FORECASTER...GALLANT/AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.SWZON.01/OUN