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FWSOUN
SPOT FORECAST FOR EOD VALLEY...FT SILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
703 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2300 CDT ON MARCH 13.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY
DISCUSSION
MODEST MOISTURE RECOVERY AND CONTINUED BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE
FORECAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY EMERGE
NEAR/AFTER SUNRISE ON FRIDAY. A WEST/SOUTHWESTERLY WIND SHIFT MAY
ARRIVE BY AS EARLY AS 7-8 AM, WITH GUSTY WINDS (UP TO 50-60 MPH)
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. COMBINED WITH RAPID DRYING,
QUICKLY ESCALATING CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY BY THE LATE MORNING/MIDDAY.
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN DECREASING, THOUGH REMAINING GUSTY,
SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. A WEAK SURFACE FRONT, AND ASSOCIATED
NORTHWESTERLY WIND SHIFT, ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE FIRE SITE TOWARDS
DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600-2800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM
SKY (%).........18 1 2 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64 62 59 56
RH..............34 34 37 40
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 16 17
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 26 30
MIX HGT (FT)....100 100 100 200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 18 S 18 S 21
VRATE KTFT/1000.2 2 2 3
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 38 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 38 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 62 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 48 TO 56 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 51 TO 58 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 45
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3700-27500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (121200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (260800-383300
KNOT-FT) DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........3 4 2 6 6 5
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............56 55 64 64 66 70
RH..............40 40 27 19 15 13
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..18 28 36 37 38 37
20 FT WIND GUST.31 45 59 61 62 61
MIX HGT (FT)....200 500 2900 6400 7600 7200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 SW 30 W 48 W 54 W 58 W 51
VRATE KTFT/1000.4 13 121 301 382 317
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 33 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 55 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 13 MPH BY THE LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 38 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 22
TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH OVERNIGHT DECREASING
TO AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (33800-131300 KNOT-FT)
DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (900-15700 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........13 11 40 56
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....BLDUST NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 63 58 53
RH..............13 18 22 31
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..33 25 18 14
20 FT WIND GUST.55 41 31 23
MIX HGT (FT)....4000 700 300 200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 38 SW 28 W 22 NW 15
VRATE KTFT/1000.131 16 6 2
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (300-98200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........63 70 77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 52 57
RH..............44 41 29
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 15 16
20 FT WIND GUST.17 24 26
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2800 5300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 21 N 21
VRATE KTFT/1000.0 51 96
FORECASTER...UNGAR
REQUESTED BY...SC ASHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/13/25
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