863  
FNUS74 KOUN 211028  
FWSOUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLARD FIRE...TFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
528 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON AUGUST 21.  
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.  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE  
SUNRISE. OTHERWISE, LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ARE EXPECTED  
THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BACK SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTH, AND WILL GET  
TO 10MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES OF UP TO 110 ARE  
POSSIBLE, IN ADDITION TO RH VALUES IN THE LOW 20S.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 108.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (3800-88500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 6 18 17 10 16 15 7 6 12 8 5  
WEATHER COV.....SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
TEMP............78 78 80 86 92 96 101 105 106 108 108 108  
RH..............58 58 56 46 40 35 29 24 23 21 21 21  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 7 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.1 5.6 7.8 9.4 11 11 11  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 10 13 14 13 10 9 9 9 9 9  
VRATE KTFT/1000.6 5 4 10 20 34 50 62 75 84 86 89  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE  
IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (5500-83600 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........7 6 5 48 36 41 13 14 9 15 13 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............106 103 100 94 90 89 87 85 84 83 81 81  
RH..............22 25 29 36 41 42 46 50 51 53 56 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.3 6.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 12 14 14 15 17 17 16 15 14 14  
VRATE KTFT/1000.84 69 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 108.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12800 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (5400-99600 KNOT-FT)  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (73300-115500 KNOT-FT)  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 6 20 21 24 23 16 7 25 41 28 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............81 79 82 85 92 97 100 103 105 106 107 107  
RH..............56 60 55 50 40 34 30 26 24 23 21 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 14 15 14 13 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.1 3.7 6.5 10 12 13 13 12  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 7 7 10 7  
VRATE KTFT/1000.6 5 8 16 28 45 72 100 69 76 116 73  
 
 
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