FNUS74 KTSA 181207 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DRYFORK 5 LINEPREP...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 707 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MODERATE SOUTH WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM TEMP............78 78 DEWPT...........45 44 RH..............31 30 20FT WIND DIR...S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..10 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 CLOUDS (%)......28 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..067 067 TR WIND DIR.....SW S TR WIND SPD(MPH)16 15 STABILITY.......C C 1700FT MIX T (F)78 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)015 014 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 21 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............47 47 47 48 50 53 55 56 57 58 59 59 DEWPT...........45 44 44 44 44 43 43 43 42 41 41 40 RH..............89 91 91 85 77 70 65 61 56 53 51 49 20FT WIND DIR...N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......98 91 91 91 73 73 73 52 52 52 25 25 WEATHER COV.....ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 002 004 007 013 022 033 042 045 046 046 046 TR WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E TR WIND SPD(MPH)16 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 STABILITY.......D D D D C C C C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)68 66 65 64 63 53 55 56 57 58 59 59 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 002 004 006 009 012 013 013 013 013 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ABBAS REQUESTED BY...FRANK T PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.DRYFO.02/TSA