868  
FNUS74 KOUN 041224  
FWSOUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK KETTLE UNIT 62 RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
624 AM CST WED MAR 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON MARCH 04.  
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  
 
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LOW TODAY, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
NEAR 55 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 DEG WITH NORTH  
WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8700-20100 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........91 85 70 48 31  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 47 51 56 59  
RH..............93 86 74 62 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 16 13 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1400 2000 2500 2600  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 15 N 12 N 8 N 6  
VRATE KTFT/1000.18 19 20 17 13  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR  
OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9 TO  
10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100-5700 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........27 28 26 31 20 52  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............57 49 47 45 43 43  
RH..............57 80 86 93 96 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 9 7 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 500 500 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 SE 7 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 10  
VRATE KTFT/1000.6 3 4 3 4 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (4900-71100 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........75 76 68 77  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC  
TEMP............44 52 63 70  
RH..............100 93 72 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 10 16 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 17 26 30  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1100 1900 3100  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 18 S 23 S 26  
VRATE KTFT/1000.5 18 39 71  
 
 
FORECASTER...THOMPSON  
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW LAMB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604716.0/OUN  
.DELDT 03/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW.LAMB@USDA.GOV  
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