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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIA SHAWNEE SEVERITY...BIA/SOUTHERN PLAINS REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
759 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0752 CDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR TODAY WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 TO 15
MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO AROUND 5
TO 10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT
TODAY AND TOMORROW. EXPECT WINDIER CONDITIONS TOMORROW WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 12 TO 18 MPH RANGE...THOUGH INCREASING
HUMIDITY WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER IN CHECK. RAIN CHANCES WILL ALSO BE
ON THE RISE THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE AS A STORM SYSTEM IMPACTS THE REGION. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE OVERNIGHT FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY. THE FIRE DANGER WILL GENERALLY REMAIN MODERATE DUE
TO PERSISTENT RAIN CHANCES AND HUMIDITY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-9700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     69     79     86     89     90
RH..............87     70     49     36     32     33
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 6    S 9    S 9    S 10   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....200    2100   5300   8800   9700   9400
MIX HGT (M).....60     640    1620   2680   2960   2870
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8    S 12   S 15   S 17   S 17   S 17
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4    S 5    S 7    S 8    S 8    S 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-10100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.BIASH.01/OUN