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SPOT FORECAST FOR OSU DESTRY HORTON FP 56 57...FORT SILL FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
516 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA. ALTHOUGH
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING FALLING TEMPERATURES
AND RISIING HUMIDITY WILL LESSEN THE WILDFIRE THREAT. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT AND MONDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LIMITED TO FAR
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHER ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4000-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     35     51     63     70     72
RH..............85     72     41     27     21     19
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 6    S 10   S 15   S 17   S 17
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     25     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....100    100    600    1700   4500   4000
MIX HGT (M).....30     30     180    520    1370   1220
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6    S 8    S 14   SW 23  S 31   S 30
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 3    S 4    S 6    SW 10  S 14   S 13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...GALLANT
REQUESTED BY...CLINT LANGFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130216.OSUDE.01/OUN