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Spot Forecast for Tinker RX Day 8...BLM
National Weather Service Norman OK
448 AM CST Mon Feb 17 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CST on February 17.
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...

Southeast winds will increase through the morning and become more
southerly with time. Winds could gust 20 to 25 mph from late
morning through late afternoon. Temperatures in the mid 20s
around ignition time will warm into the mid to upper 40s by this
afternoon. Relative humidity will decrease from near 70% this
morning to near 40% by mid afternoon. Skies will be partly sunny
with high cirrus clouds expected much of the day.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly sunny.
Temperature.........24 at ignition...Max 46.
RH..................74 percent at ignition...Min 43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds southeast at 10 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise South winds 9 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 16 to 21 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to good (10400-57200 knot-ft).

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........19  11  14  16  19  19  33  54  52  53
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............24  28  32  36  39  41  44  45  45  46
RH..............74  63  56  50  46  46  43  45  45  45
20 FT wind dir..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..9   10  12  13  13  13  13  13  10  9
20 FT wind gust.16  17  20  21  21  21  21  21  17  16
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.16  18  21  21  21  21  21  21  21  20
VRate ktft/1000.10  20  32  37  46  50  56  57  56  51

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming cloudy overnight.
                    Slight chance of rain overnight. Slight chance
                    of light freezing rain after 3 am.
Temperature.........Min 26.
RH..................Max 96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    east after 3 am.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 13 to 17 mph shifting to the east 18
                    to 21 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (5000-20200 knot-ft).

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........83  88  82  83  76  70  72  84  92  96  90  94
Weather cov.....                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                        RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
Tstm cov........
Temp............44  42  39  38  37  37  36  35  35  32  31  30
RH..............53  57  67  73  72  72  75  78  75  85  85  85
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   8   9   9   10  10  10  12  13  13
20 FT wind gust.14  14  14  14  16  16  17  17  17  20  21  21
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2
Transp wind dir.S   S   SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.14  13  13  14  14  16  17  17  18  21  20  20
VRate ktft/1000.8   5   5   6   6   6   7   8   13  18  20  20

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Light freezing rain and light sleet
                    through the day. Snow in the afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 28.
RH..................Min 85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 13 to 15 mph shifting to the
                    north 16 to 17 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 20 to 23 mph shifting to the north 23
                    to 29 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair to good (20100-57800 knot-ft).

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........94  94  97  94  97  96  95  95  96  96  96  95
Weather cov.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR SN  SN  SN
Tstm cov........
Temp............29  28  26  25  24  23  22  20  19  17  16  15
RH..............88  88  96  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 96  92
20 FT wind dir..E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..13  13  13  14  15  15  16  17  17  17  17  17
20 FT wind gust.21  21  21  23  24  24  26  28  28  30  30  30
Mix hgt (kft)...1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.3
Transp wind dir.E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.20  20  20  20  22  23  23  25  28  29  29  29
VRate ktft/1000.20  20  20  20  26  30  33  40  48  54  56  58

$$
Forecaster...WARE
Requested by...Niles Ludlow
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2503060.0/OUN
.DELDT 02/17/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nludlow@blm.gov