902  
FNUS74 KOUN 171933  
FWSOUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR INTERIOR PASTURES 2...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
233 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 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.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT THE BURN SITE DURING THE  
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. MULTIPLE WEAK FRONTAL  
BOUNDARIES WILL MAKE ITS WAY OVER THE BURN LOCATION BOTH ON  
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHERLY TO NORTH-  
NORTHEASTERLY AS THESE FRONTS MOVE THROUGH. VERY LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL YIELD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS, GENERALLY AFTER 1 PM.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 15  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3300-35900 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........14 14 15 10 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............46 58 68 76 80  
RH..............40 29 25 21 19  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W N NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 16 14 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 1500 2600 3900  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 NW 13 N 15 N 13 N 10  
VRATE KTFT/1000.3 5 20 29 35  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING CLEAR AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6  
TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7  
TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 3  
AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1600-15700 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........17 29 11 13 10 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............79 71 64 60 58 55  
RH..............20 29 35 37 40 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..E S S S S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 200 300 300 200 200  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 S 8 S 10 S 13 SW 15 SW 15  
VRATE KTFT/1000.16 2 2 3 3 3  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 TO  
16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2900-57000 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........6 5 3 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 61 79 89  
RH..............50 38 21 15  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 17 21  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 400 1300 3700  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 15 NW 13 N 15  
VRATE KTFT/1000.3 5 14 48  
 
 
FORECASTER...BUNKER  
REQUESTED BY...HOWARD BOSS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606134.0/OUN  
.DELDT 03/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL HOWARD_BOSS@FWS.GOV,TJ_LOWDER@FWS.GOV  
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