FNUS74 KTSA 171420 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLY GAP KUDZU...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 920 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 70S 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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............67 69 70 71 DEWPT...........43 43 42 42 RH..............41 38 36 35 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..8 9 8 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..054 057 058 059 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)14 16 17 18 STABILITY.......C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)67 69 70 71 VENT/1000(M 3/S)010 012 013 014 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............53 53 53 56 59 63 66 69 72 73 74 74 DEWPT...........44 44 44 45 46 46 47 48 46 44 42 42 RH..............71 72 73 68 60 54 50 47 40 35 31 31 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 2 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 20FT GUST(MPH).. 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......0 0 0 0 11 11 11 29 29 29 44 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..007 008 012 018 026 036 046 055 060 062 062 063 TR WIND DIR.....S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S TR WIND SPD(MPH)17 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 STABILITY.......F F F F C C C C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)67 66 67 56 59 63 66 69 72 73 74 74 VENT/1000(M 3/S)002 002 003 004 006 008 011 013 014 014 015 015 .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 9 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 MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PLATE REQUESTED BY...FRANK T PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090317.FLYGA.01/TSA