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FNUS74 KOUN 132250
FWSOUN
SPOT FORECAST FOR DSPAC PRESCRIBED BURN...OAKRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
550 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MARCH 14.
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.
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND IGNITION TIME AT THE BURN SITE AS
WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH THROUGH THE MORNING AND REMAIN
SOUTHERLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY TO
AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE. AFTERNOON
HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 84 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL AS LOW AS 28 PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE.
CONDITIONS WILL BE HIGHLY UNFAVORABLE FOR FIRES BY SUNDAY. AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING VEERING WINDS DURING THE
MORNING HOURS AND A NORTH WIND AROUND NOON. HIGH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
AND GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH THROUGHOUT THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 69 DEGREES WILL BE REACHED BY EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE TEMPERATURES QUICKLY PLUMMET FOLLOWING THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. POST- FRONTAL DRY AIR WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT
AT THE BURN SITE.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 84.
RH..................83 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH
INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (4100-84700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........5 11 10 2 2 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 53 66 75 82 84
RH..............83 74 50 38 29 29
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 9 10 14 16
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 16 17 23 26
MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 1300 2000 3300 3900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 10 S 10 S 12 S 20 S 25
VRATE KTFT/1000.5 5 12 20 56 85
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY
IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22800-87400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........27 20 21 24 32 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............82 77 70 68 66 64
RH..............31 40 55 57 61 63
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 15 15 15 16
20 FT WIND GUST.26 24 24 24 24 26
MIX HGT (FT)....3600 1100 1000 1100 1200 1400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 28 SE 26 S 28 S 29 S 31 S 32
VRATE KTFT/1000.87 24 23 26 34 40
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 37 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25
TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 47 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 31 TO
33 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 24
TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO NORTHWEST 33 TO 41 MPH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 45 TO 48 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (28400-107400 KNOT-FT)
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (163700-231500 KNOT-FT)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........62 42 23 24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63 67 69 63
RH..............62 49 31 26
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..16 18 29 33
20 FT WIND GUST.26 31 47 55
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1600 3700 5000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 30 W 21 NW 33 N 46
VRATE KTFT/1000.39 28 107 199
FORECASTER...SCHUETH
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER HOWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/13/26
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