FNUS74 KTSA 231544 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN LOOP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 944 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY INCREASE DUE TO INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND DIRECT WILL BE PREDOMINATELY FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE SOUTH ASPECT SHOULD BE A LITTLE BREEZIER THIS AFTERNOON. FORECAST LOOKS GOOD. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS CURRENTLY RUNNING ABOUT 5 PERCENT LOWER THAN FORECAST AND THAT TREND MAY CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS SHIFTS EXPECTED TODAY. GOOD LUCK. ANY QUESTIONS GIVE ME A CALL. MAX BLOOD UNLISTED 918 832-4116 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............44 48 51 53 54 55 54 DEWPT...........27 27 27 27 27 27 27 RH..............39 34 30 28 28 28 29 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 20FT GUST(MPH).. 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......56 58 59 59 60 61 61 WEATHER COV.....- - - - - - - WEATHER TYPE....- - - - - - - MIXHGT/100(FT)..018 024 028 029 030 029 027 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S SE TR WIND SPD(MPH)14 14 14 15 16 17 20 STABILITY.......C C C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)44 47 50 52 53 53 52 VENT/1000(M 3/S)003 005 005 006 007 007 007 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............40 39 40 44 47 50 53 55 57 57 58 57 DEWPT...........40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 RH..............70 73 72 65 60 56 53 51 49 50 51 53 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..14 14 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 20FT GUST(MPH)..30 30 30 30 35 35 35 30 30 30 25 15 CLOUDS (%)......67 65 62 60 58 56 54 51 49 47 49 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 002 002 005 011 019 025 030 033 034 036 036 TR WIND DIR.....SE SE S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)21 22 24 26 30 32 33 31 28 24 22 21 STABILITY.......E E E C C C B B B C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)51 52 52 53 56 50 52 55 56 57 57 57 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 001 002 004 008 011 013 013 011 011 010 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .FRIDAY... COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BLOOD REQUESTED BY...HEATH WATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090223.WESTE.01/TSA