FNUS74 KTSA 041627 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAILROAD RIDGE WILDFIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1027 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1012 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN SPEEDS AFTER SUNSET. STRONGER WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............54 56 59 61 64 66 66 65 DEWPT...........44 43 42 41 41 42 42 43 RH..............54 52 51 46 42 42 42 44 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......60 61 62 63 62 61 60 58 WEATHER COV.....- - - - - - - - WEATHER TYPE....- - - - - - - - MIXHGT/100(FT)..007 015 023 029 033 035 035 034 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)17 17 17 18 20 22 24 26 STABILITY.......C C C C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)56 59 58 62 64 66 66 65 VENT/1000(M 3/S)002 003 005 007 009 010 011 012 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 31 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 32 TO 38 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............53 53 55 58 62 65 68 70 71 72 72 72 DEWPT...........46 47 48 49 50 51 53 53 52 52 52 52 RH..............75 79 78 72 66 61 59 54 51 50 49 50 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 20FT GUST(MPH)..25 25 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......62 62 62 62 62 62 56 56 56 56 56 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..005 005 005 008 017 027 036 041 044 045 046 045 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)32 33 35 36 37 37 38 38 38 38 38 38 STABILITY.......E E E D D D D D D D D D 1700FT MIX T (F)62 62 62 62 63 65 68 70 71 72 72 72 VENT/1000(M 3/S)002 002 002 004 009 014 019 021 023 023 024 023 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...AOICC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090304.RAILR.01/TSA