929  
FNUS74 KOUN 221427  
FWSOUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PONTOTOC RIDGE RXB...BIA EASTERN OKLAHOMA REGION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
827 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.  
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  
 
COLD START TO THE MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 40  
AT IGNITION TIME. ABUNDANT SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON WILL COUNTERACT  
NORTH WINDS AND GET TEMPERATURES UP UNTO THE LOW 50S. COMBINED  
WITH DEWPOINTS THAT WILL START IN THE MID-20S AND DROP THROUGH THE  
DAY, MIN RH WILL END UP RIGHT AROUND 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL NOT BE  
OVERLY GUSTY, BUT WILL SIT AROUND A STEADY 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON WITH SOME 15+ MPH GUSTS. RH RECOVERY AFTER SUNSET WILL  
BE SLOW, WITH 40% NOT BEING BREACHED UNTIL ABOUT 10 PM.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 23 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (46600-77900 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........0 0 0 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............40 46 51 52  
RH..............49 32 24 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 16  
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 3200 3800 3900  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 22 N 22 N 23 N 21  
VRATE KTFT/1000.47 62 78 70  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.  
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300-7300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........3 6 3 10 8 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............47 39 35 33 30 27  
RH..............26 35 42 46 51 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 300 300 300 300 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 12 N 12 N 12 N 12 N 10  
VRATE KTFT/1000.7 3 3 3 3 3  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 7  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2800-17500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........6 5 0 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............26 33 47 54  
RH..............60 43 25 21  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 1800 2900  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 NE 9 N 5 SW 7  
VRATE KTFT/1000.4 8 8 18  
 
 
FORECASTER...MEISTER  
REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIAMS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603468.0/OUN  
.DELDT 02/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSHUAD.WILLIAMS@BIA.GOV  
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