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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIC RX 2013...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1007 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT THE BURN SITE
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON WITH SUNNY SKIES RETURNING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON...BUT SPEEDS WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN BETWEEN 6 AND 10 MPH. HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO
FALL TODAY DUE TO WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER AND A SLOW WARMUP. EXPECT
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES TO RANGE FROM 40 TO 45 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES WILL
INCREASE QUICKLY BY SUNSET AS RAPID COOLING ENSUES. WINDS WILL
PICK UP TOMORROW AHEAD OF A STRONG WINTER STORM SET TO MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUDN 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH
INCREASING RAIN CHANCES. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR 60
DEGREES...YIELDING MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT
RANGE. BY MONDAY...CHANCES FOR RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL
BE ON THE RISE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-3900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     40     46     48
RH..............58     50     45     44
20 FT WIND......NE 6   W 6    W 3    NW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   3000   3700   3900
MIX HGT (M).....550    910    1130   1190
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6    W 7    W 5    W 2
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 3    W 3    W 2    W 1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...TODD WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130223.CHICR.01/OUN