FNUS74 KOUN 221836 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIC RX 2013...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1236 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COOL AND DRY AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SETTLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY ON THE HEELS OF YESTERDAYS STORM SYSTEM. NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT FROM 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET. TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE SLOWLY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON TO HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S NEAR THE BURN SITE. RH VALUES WILL REMAIN HIGH...FROM THE UPPER 40S THIS AFTERNOON TO THE 60S TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP BACK INTO THE 30S AND UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....39 AT IGNITION...MAX 42. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2800-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............39 RH..............49 20 FT WIND......N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 MIX HGT (M).....910 TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 27. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 37 33 31 30 28 RH..............46 56 66 69 75 81 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 3 N 3 N 2 NE 3 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 900 200 500 600 600 MIX HGT (M).....730 270 60 150 180 180 TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 8 N 7 N 8 NE 9 NE 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 5 N 4 N 3 N 4 NE 4 NE 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 47. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KURTZ REQUESTED BY...TODD WOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130222.CHICR.01/OUN