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FWSOUN
SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVER BEND...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
550 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
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
PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR KNOX COUNTY AREA TODAY WILL BE WIND
DIRECTION. A WEAK SURFACE LOW FORMS VERY NEAR THE BURN SITE BY
ABOUT 10:00 AM. FORTUNATELY, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SO WEAK
THAT SURFACE WINDS WILL RARELY EXCEED 12 MPH. CURRENT EXPECTATION
IS FOR THOSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO NEAR DUE WESTERLY FOR MUCH OF THE
MORNING AND THEN CLOSER TO DUE NORTHERLY FOR THE AFTERNOON, BUT
UNCERTAINTY/POTENTIAL FOR ERROR IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. AIR TEMP
WILL RISE TO AROUND 100 BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH RH GETTING DOWN TO
A LITTLE ABOVE 20 PERCENT. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE THAT
SMALL SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER KNOX COUNTY BY ABOUT 4:00
PM AND MOVE AWAY TO THE SOUTHEAST. POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IF THOSE SHOWERS COME TO FRUITION.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY EARLY
IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THEN
BECOMING SUNNY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (5600-60700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........35 52 43 19 40 53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............73 72 80 90 96 98
RH..............79 81 62 41 29 25
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 14 13 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....600 500 1300 3600 8500 8700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 13 W 16 W 12 W 8 NW 8
VRATE KTFT/1000.7 6 19 36 59 61
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE
IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3100-45900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........50 39 35 33 11 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............98 91 86 81 78 74
RH..............25 33 43 54 62 74
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 8 6 7
MIX HGT (FT)....7600 500 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7 NE 9 SE 13 SE 12 SE 10 SE 8
VRATE KTFT/1000.46 4 5 5 4 3
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY IN THE
MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (2700-66200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........15 38 12 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............72 74 88 96
RH..............79 76 47 30
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1200 3800 9500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 8 E 8 S 8
VRATE KTFT/1000.3 8 27 66
FORECASTER...MEISTER
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BIRCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/27/26
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