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SPOT FORECAST FOR SW-ZONE-BIA-FIRE...BIA FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
708 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0657 CDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOSTLY REMAIN WEST OF THE BURN
SITE...BUT A LOW PROBABILITY OF A SHOWER OR STORM EXISTS FROM NOW
THROUGH LATE MORNING. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO PUSH
EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
BUT WILL LIKELY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. STILL...
MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 MPH DURING THE MID
AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH INCREASING MOISTURE...AND ONLY MILD
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 38 TO
43 PERCENT. MOVING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND
INTO TOMORROW. RAIN CHANCES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
THE GREATEST CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. OVER AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN TODAY AND
MONDAY. HIGH RAIN CHANCES AND HUMIDITIES WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER IN
THE MODERATE CATEGORY AFTER TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............68     73     81     87     90     91
RH..............65     66     56     48     44     42
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 13   S 16   S 16   S 17   S 17
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     25     25     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....300    2200   4700   7000   7300   6900
MIX HGT (M).....90     670    1430   2130   2230   2100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9    S 24   S 28   S 23   S 20   S 22
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4    S 11   S 13   S 10   S 9    S 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.SWZON.01/OUN