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FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SW-ZONE-BIA-FIRE...BIA FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
633 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0625 CDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE AREA. MODERATE TEMPERATURES AND A MORE HUMID AIRMASS
ALONG WITH HIGH RAIN CHANCES WILL HELP LOWER THE THREAT OF
WILDFIRES.

THE BEST RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE 10 AM CDT
AND AGAIN AFTER 3 PM CDT TODAY. A LULL WITH MAINLY DRY
WEATHER IS LIKELY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM CDT TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4400-5200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2400-3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............69  69  72  76  79  82  84  85  86  87  87  86
RH..............92  92  83  71  67  61  59  57  55  53  53  53
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   12  14  15  16  16  17  18  18  18  17  16
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  25  25  25  30  30  30  30  30  25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.1 1.8 3.1 4.5 5.2 4.4 3.2 2.4 3.4 4.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   14  18  21  22  22  21  20  18  18  21  22
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   6   8   9   10  10  9   9   8   8   9   10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 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.......900-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4500-5900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCOTTEN
REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.SWZON.01/OUN