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FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR 13-18...FT SILL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1014 AM CDT THU JUL 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO POSSIBLY THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE
INTO NEXT WEEK. THE RETURN OF SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BRING
A RETURN OF HIGHER HUMIDITY.  AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER
THE AREA BY THIS WEEKEND...SO MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES.  A WEAK FRONT
MAY MOVE INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400-9000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (68400-89900 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............82     87     89     88
RH..............37     29     26     28
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 8    SE 8   SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....6400   9000   8400   9000
MIX HGT (M).....1950   2740   2560   2740
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12   S 10   S 10   S 12
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 5    S 4    S 4    S 5
VRATE KTFT/1000.68     81     76     90

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (13100-60900 KNOT-FT)
                    DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR (500-6100 KNOT-FT)
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 29 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10900-11700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1200-44500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (129700-163600 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...MAXWELL
REQUESTED BY...YOUNG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130704.1318_.01/OUN