586  
FNUS74 KOUN 111430  
FWSOUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRAKE RANCH SW RXB...BIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
930 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 12.  
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  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTH AT IGNITION BUT GRADUALLY SHIFT  
TOWARDS THE E AND SE DURING THE MORNING HOURS THEN CONTINUE TO SHIFT  
TOWARDS THE S THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE  
A BIT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH AND GUSTS  
TO AROUND 15 MPH. HUMIDITY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE 20 TO 25  
PERCENT RANGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO  
FRIDAY.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.  
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO  
14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (8600-37900 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........3 2 2 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 54 60 64  
RH..............53 34 25 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..N SE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 5 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 7 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2300 3200 3500  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 SE 6 S 7 S 12  
VRATE KTFT/1000.9 12 19 35  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.  
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14400-33300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........4 4 3 2 3 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............62 58 52 50 48 46  
RH..............26 34 46 52 56 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 10 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1500 900 1000 1100 1000  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 17 S 18 S 20 S 20 S 21  
VRATE KTFT/1000.33 23 15 17 19 18  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.  
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13300-33600 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........8 21 26 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 51 63 72  
RH..............65 59 41 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1000 1900 3000  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 22 S 15 S 12  
VRATE KTFT/1000.14 18 24 30  
 
 
FORECASTER...MAXWELL  
REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIAMS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605438.0/OUN  
.DELDT 03/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RYAN.MORRISON@BIA.GOV,JOSHUAD.WILLIAMS@BIA.GOV  
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