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FWSOUN
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRAKE RANCH EAST RXB...BIA EASTERN OKLAHOMA REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
723 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 15.
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.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
DISCUSSION
THE INITIAL WIND SHIFT TO A NORTHWEST DIRECTION IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10-11 AM,
WITH THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS LAGGING AN HOUR OR SO. PEAK WIND GUSTS DURING THE
AFTERNOON WILL APPROACH 50-55 MPH. ALTHOUGH WIND GUST SPEEDS WILL DECREASE
SOME THIS EVENING, IT WILL REMAIN VERY WINDY WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE.
IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO
NORTHWEST 28 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 58
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO NORTH AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE
MORNING INCREASING TO 39 TO 48 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO AROUND 49 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (9800-77500 KNOT-FT)
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (255900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........50 31 12 25 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65 70 68 64 59
RH..............75 59 35 28 25
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 28 35 32
20 FT WIND GUST.26 28 45 58 54
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1900 4000 5100 5500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 W 18 N 39 N 45 NW 48
VRATE KTFT/1000.12 30 137 199 232
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 46 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 31 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 44 TO 49 MPH DECREASING TO 22 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (181800-271700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
FAIR TO EXCELLENT (25400-65400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........43 41 38 38 32 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 45 41 37 34 31
RH..............28 31 34 35 35 36
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..29 23 20 17 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.46 38 33 29 25 23
MIX HGT (FT)....6300 4600 1700 1400 1600 1300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 49 N 47 N 44 N 36 N 24 N 22
VRATE KTFT/1000.272 189 65 43 34 25
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 22
TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (34500-107700 KNOT-FT)
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97000-159600 KNOT-FT)
LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........5 7 8 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............28 28 40 47
RH..............38 37 22 15
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 24 22
MIX HGT (FT)....2400 3000 5400 6400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 23 N 22 NW 31 NW 29
VRATE KTFT/1000.48 57 146 159
FORECASTER...THOREN
REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/15/26
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