629  
FNUS74 KOUN 181855  
FWSOUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRACEMONT...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
155 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.  
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  
 
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.  
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH  
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
 
ANY RAIN CHANCES AT THE FIRE ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE  
SATURDAY EVENING/OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. HOWEVER, SHOWERS/STORMS ARE  
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE FIRE LATE  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY MAY CAUSE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY(IES)  
TO APPROACH AND/OR MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE LOCATION CAUSING WIND  
SHIFT/CHANGE IN SPEED. CURRENTLY, THIS PROBABILITY IS LOW BUT  
DEFINITELY IS SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR LATE IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (6100-100200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY (%).........3 11 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............96 85 80  
RH..............30 44 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 16 16  
MIX HGT (FT)....7700 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 16 S 17  
VRATE KTFT/1000.100 7 7  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (6100-105800 KNOT-FT)  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (108000-114300 KNOT-FT)  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........7 3 6 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............75 79 93 97  
RH..............63 60 41 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 20 23 21  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1300 5700 8500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 20 SW 16 S 14  
VRATE KTFT/1000.7 23 81 102  
 
 
FORECASTER...MAXWELL  
REQUESTED BY...JAMES ATKINS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2622022.2/OUN  
.DELDT 09/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.ATKINS@USDA.GOV  
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