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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIC RX 2013...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
924 AM CST WED FEB 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 CST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH PATCHY FOG.
THIS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO
MID 50S THIS AFTERNOON...AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.
DESPITE MODEST DRYING...MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE ONLY
EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 40 PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS
WILL ALSO BE LIGHT AT AROUND 4 TO 8 MPH FROM THE WEST. A DRIER
AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TOMORROW...WITH MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 35 PERCENT BENEATH CLEAR SKIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5700 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     43     48     54     56
RH..............85     70     58     45     42
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 7    W 7    W 8    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....900    2300   4500   5700   2200
MIX HGT (M).....270    700    1370   1740   670
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7    W 12   W 15   W 15   W 12
TRAN WIND (M/S).W 3    W 5    W 7    W 7    W 5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4000-5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7800-9000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...TODD WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130213.CHICR.01/OUN