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SPOT FORECAST FOR STUDY PLOTS 1...BLACK KETTLE NG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
831 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MILD DAY IS FORECAST AT THE BURN SITE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
RISING INTO THE LOWER 80S. THIS COMBINED WITH DRY AIR WILL YIELD
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 16 TO 20 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM. HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY
AROUND SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...THOUGH IT MAY BE A
BIT WARMER. ANOTHER WEAK WIND SHIFT MAY MOVE INTO NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA THURSDAY WITH SOUTH WINDS PREVAILING TO THE SOUTH. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY BRINGING NORTHERLY WINDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 18 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING
                    HEIGHT WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 100 FT AGL
                    BY 7 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     65     76     80     74
RH..............58     33     22     18     24
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 9    W 9    NW 9   NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....200    5400   10100  11000  3700
MIX HGT (M).....60     1650   3080   3350   1130
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7    NW 10  NW 16  NW 20  N 12
TRAN WIND (M/S).W 3    NW 4   NW 7   NW 9   N 5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING
                    HEIGHT WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 100 FT AGL
                    BY 7 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GALLANT/AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW LAMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121030.STUDY.01/OUN