FNUS74 KOUN 221210 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR SW-ZONE-BIA-FIRE...BIA FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 710 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 CDT ON AUGUST 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH AND DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 40 PERCENT TODAY AND TOMORROW. EXPECT WINDIER CONDITIONS TOMORROW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 12 TO 20 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 FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE FIRE DANGER WILL GENERALLY BE AIDED BY PERSISTENT RAIN CHANCES AND HUMIDITY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 68 78 85 88 89 RH..............97 78 54 45 42 41 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 6 S 10 S 13 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....200 2700 5100 7200 8400 8700 MIX HGT (M).....60 820 1550 2190 2560 2650 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 15 S 17 S 18 S 18 S 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700-9200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .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... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120822.SWZON.01/OUN