FNUS74 KTSA 251451 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RED BANK EAST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 851 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS WILL TURN MORE SOUTHERLY BY NOON AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10. CLOUDS JUST SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA WILL INCREASE OR MORE NORTH...WHICH MAY LIMIT TEMPERATURES...AND INCREASE FORECAST RH VALUES. CURRENT FORECAST IS A BEST ESTIMATE. NOTE: THERE MAY BE SOME VARIABILITY IN TEMP AND THUS RH PARAMETERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............59 59 60 61 63 65 65 65 65 DEWPT...........53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 RH..............100 98 84 74 69 66 65 64 65 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..7 8 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......75 75 76 76 76 75 74 74 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 013 028 040 046 048 048 049 047 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S SE SE SE SE TR WIND SPD(MPH)17 16 14 12 10 9 9 10 12 STABILITY.......C C C B B B C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)63 63 59 62 65 67 68 68 68 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 003 005 007 006 006 006 007 008 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 32 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............55 55 56 59 63 66 68 70 72 73 73 72 DEWPT...........55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 RH..............91 92 89 80 72 66 62 58 55 54 54 55 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..16 17 18 18 20 21 21 21 20 18 18 17 20FT GUST(MPH)..25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......88 85 82 79 76 76 77 77 78 78 75 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..001 000 000 004 015 028 039 044 046 047 048 047 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)28 30 30 31 32 32 32 32 31 30 30 30 STABILITY.......D D D E E E D D D D D D 1700FT MIX T (F)65 65 64 64 64 66 68 70 71 71 71 70 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 002 007 012 017 019 019 019 020 019 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WILEY REQUESTED BY...HEATH WATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.REDBA.01/TSA