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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIA SHAWNEE SEVERITY...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
751 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0743 CDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THIS
EVENING WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH.
INCREASING MOISTURE AND NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP
HUMIDITIES FROM GETTING TOO LOW. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL
RANGE FROM 35 TO 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING EACH
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS RAIN CHANCES INCREASE. FIRE
DANGER WILL BE ON THE HIGH SIDE TODAY DUE TO THE BREEZY WINDS
FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW AS A STORM SYSTEM
IMPACTS OKLAHOMA. THE GREATEST RAIN CHANCES WILL EXIST FROM FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE MUCH OF SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. UP TO AND INCH AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AS A
SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. WITH HIGH RAIN
CHANCES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES...FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN MODERATE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH OKLAHOMA BY
MONDAY...ALLOWING WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER TO RETURN TO OKLAHOMA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     72     80     86     89     90
RH..............59     61     52     45     39     37
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 10   S 14   S 16   S 16   S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....200    3500   6300   8000   8700   8400
MIX HGT (M).....60     1070   1920   2440   2650   2560
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9    S 21   S 24   S 22   S 21   S 22
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4    S 9    S 11   S 10   S 9    S 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.BIASH.01/OUN