FNUS74 KOUN 241310
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIA SHAWNEE SEVERITY...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
810 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0757 CDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW SHOWERS MAY OCCUR AT THE LOCATION LATER THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON BUT CHANCES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. NUMEROUS TO
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. MODERATE TEMPERATURES AND A MORE HUMID AIRMASS ALONG WITH
HIGH RAIN CHANCES WILL HELP LOWER THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES.

DRY WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY
THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DEVELOPS
FROM THE ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-8900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............73     75     81     87     89     90
RH..............75     69     56     48     47     47
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 10   S 13   S 15   S 15   S 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....200    3400   5900   7600   8700   8900
MIX HGT (M).....60     1040   1800   2320   2650   2710
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9    S 21   S 22   S 17   S 17   S 20
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4    S 9    S 10   S 8    S 8    S 9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5500-7300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MAXWELL
REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.BIASH.01/OUN