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SPOT FORECAST FOR INTERIOR PASTURES 2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
740 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 18.
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 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE OVER THE COMING
DAYS THIS WEEK. MULTIPLE WEAK SURFACE FRONTS ARE FORECAST TO PASS
THE SITE DURING THE DAY ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. 20 FT
WIND DIRECTION IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM GENERALLY SOUTH-TO-
NORTH/NORTHEAST AS THIS OCCURS.
VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL YIELD
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, GENERALLY AFTER 1 PM.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY LATE IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 8
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8
TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5800-27300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........22 13 28 32 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 58 68 75 79
RH..............38 28 22 20 18
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW NW N E
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 16 14 13
MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1300 2400 3200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 14 N 12 NE 10 N 9
VRATE KTFT/1000.6 9 13 22 26
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING CLEAR LATE IN THE
EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8
TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (100-8700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........15 9 6 4 3 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............78 72 63 60 56 53
RH..............21 27 35 39 45 52
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 13 13 10
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 BLW100 200 200 200 200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 8 S 9 S 10 S 12 SW 12
VRATE KTFT/1000.9 0 2 2 2 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.
RH..................MIN 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1800-44800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........4 3 4 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52 61 78 88
RH..............54 39 22 15
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 14 17 20
MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 1200 3000
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 W 13 NW 15 NW 16
VRATE KTFT/1000.2 3 15 42
FORECASTER...UNGAR
REQUESTED BY...HOWARD BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606029.0/OUN
.DELDT 03/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HOWARD_BOSS@FWS.GOV
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