FNUS74 KTSA 171423 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BRANNON FIELDS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 923 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST TODAY AS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO NEAR 70 AND HUMIDITIES FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR WILL GUST TO 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............55 58 60 64 67 69 70 70 DEWPT...........39 41 42 42 42 42 42 42 RH..............59 58 50 45 40 37 36 35 20FT WIND DIR...E SE S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..018 028 038 047 053 056 057 058 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S TR WIND SPD(MPH)16 16 16 17 18 18 20 21 STABILITY.......C C C C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)52 56 60 64 67 69 70 70 VENT/1000(M 3/S)004 006 008 011 013 014 016 017 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............54 54 54 56 60 64 67 69 71 73 74 74 DEWPT...........45 44 45 45 46 46 47 47 45 44 42 42 RH..............70 70 71 66 59 53 49 46 39 35 32 32 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......0 0 0 0 11 11 11 32 32 32 47 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..008 009 013 019 026 036 047 055 060 062 062 062 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)31 30 29 28 25 24 22 21 21 20 20 20 STABILITY.......F F F F C C C C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)67 66 67 56 60 64 67 69 71 73 74 74 VENT/1000(M 3/S)003 004 005 007 009 012 014 016 017 017 017 017 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PLATE REQUESTED BY...FRANK T PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090317.BRANN.01/TSA