FNUS74 KTSA 181202 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR COALTON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 702 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MODERATE SOUTH WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AGRESSIVE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 26 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............65 70 74 78 81 83 85 85 DEWPT...........48 48 47 47 47 46 46 45 RH..............54 45 38 34 30 27 26 25 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..8 10 10 11 12 11 11 10 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 25 25 25 25 25 25 CLOUDS (%)......0 0 0 6 6 6 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..031 044 058 068 073 074 074 075 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)21 20 18 17 17 16 16 16 STABILITY.......D D D C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)65 70 74 78 81 83 85 85 VENT/1000(M 3/S)009 012 014 016 017 016 016 016 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300-7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............51 50 50 51 54 56 58 60 61 62 63 63 DEWPT...........46 46 46 46 45 45 45 45 45 45 44 44 RH..............82 85 86 80 73 67 62 59 55 53 51 50 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......100 100 100 100 80 80 80 69 69 69 32 32 WEATHER COV.....SCT CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..004 004 005 009 016 026 038 048 052 053 052 053 TR WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E TR WIND SPD(MPH)18 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 18 STABILITY.......D D D D D D D C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)63 59 58 56 54 56 58 60 61 62 63 63 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 001 002 004 007 009 012 013 013 013 013 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ABBAS REQUESTED BY...ROB WOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.COALT.01/TSA