FNUS74 KOUN 251226 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR SW-ZONE-BIA-FIRE...BIA FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 726 AM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0719 CDT ON AUGUST 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL BRING INCREASED RAIN CHANCES TO OKLAHOMA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. OUTSIDE THE RAIN AREAS...MODERATE TEMPERATURES AND A MORE HUMID AIRMASS WILL HELP DECREASE THE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL. THE BEST RAIN CHANCES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM TODAY AND 7 AM SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............75 76 78 79 81 84 87 88 89 90 90 89 RH..............82 80 76 67 60 55 50 48 47 45 45 47 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 13 15 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.6 2.3 3.2 4.4 5.6 6.5 7.2 7.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 29 28 25 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 11 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............85 79 76 74 72 71 RH..............55 67 74 76 84 93 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 12 S 8 S 7 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....7000 2700 600 1500 1100 700 MIX HGT (M).....2130 820 180 460 340 210 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 23 S 24 S 25 S 18 S 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 11 S 10 S 11 S 11 S 8 S 6 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SCOTTEN REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120825.SWZON.01/OUN