200  
FNUS74 KOUN 272049  
FWSOUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ BIL PILES...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
349 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (405) 325-3816 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MILD POSTFRONTAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE SALT PLAINS AREA ON  
TUESDAY. MORNING TEMPS WILL BE AROUND 50 WITH RHS BEGINNING IN THE  
75% RANGE AND LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS. THAT WIND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT  
TO NORTHERLY DURING THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE  
65-70 RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON (RECENT FORECAST DATA LOOKS A SMIDGE  
COOLER THAN THE GRIDDED FORECAST BELOW). THIS WILL ALSO HAVE AN  
IMPACT ON MINIMUM RH, WHICH WOULD REMAIN IN THE LOW-TO-MID 40S IF  
THE COOLER TREND ENDS UP CORRECT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (24600-59600 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........56 57 53 30 22 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 51 58 65 68 70  
RH..............89 77 60 50 44 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 17 16 17 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2200 2500 3400 4300 5000  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 18 E 21 NE 16 NE 10 N 12 N 14  
VRATE KTFT/1000.25 40 36 31 43 60  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
13 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (0-62400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........12 12 7 10 16 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............71 65 58 53 49 45  
RH..............36 45 64 77 86 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 9 8 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 16 16 14 13 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....4800 700 500 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 NE 15 NE 15 NE 14 N 13 N 13  
VRATE KTFT/1000.62 9 7 6 5 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3300-57400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........37 37 35 37  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 51 63 70  
RH..............96 71 44 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 8 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 14 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 2100 4000 4600  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14  
VRATE KTFT/1000.3 25 48 56  
 
 
FORECASTER...MEISTER  
REQUESTED BY...GLEN HENSLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611861.0/OUN  
.DELDT 04/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GLEN_HENSLEY@FWS.GOV  
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