FNUS74 KTSA 171148 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INDIAN CREEKS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 648 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY...AS TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 70S BY THE AFTERNOON...LEADING TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 35 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH...WILL AGGRAVATE THE FIRE DANGER. THE THREAT WILL LESSEN SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TOMORROW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............46 46 49 53 58 62 65 68 70 71 71 DEWPT...........38 44 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 42 RH..............93 93 86 75 58 50 45 41 39 37 36 20FT WIND DIR...E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 CLOUDS (%)......0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 007 012 019 029 039 047 052 055 057 057 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)8 9 9 10 10 12 13 14 16 17 20 STABILITY.......F F F C C C C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)60 60 61 53 58 62 65 68 70 71 71 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 001 001 003 004 006 008 010 012 013 016 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 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 52 52 55 59 63 66 69 72 73 74 75 DEWPT...........44 44 44 45 46 47 47 48 46 44 42 42 RH..............74 74 76 70 62 55 51 48 40 35 32 31 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 20FT GUST(MPH).. 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......0 0 0 0 10 10 10 28 28 28 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..006 007 010 016 024 034 046 054 059 062 062 062 TR WIND DIR.....S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S TR WIND SPD(MPH)16 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 STABILITY.......F F F F C C C C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)67 66 67 68 59 63 66 69 72 73 74 75 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 002 003 005 007 010 012 013 014 014 014 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TRAMMELL REQUESTED BY...DAN MARTIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090317.INDIA.01/TSA