FNUS74 KTSA 181209 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HODGEN OFFICE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 709 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MODERATE SOUTH WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............61 66 70 74 77 79 80 80 DEWPT...........46 45 45 44 44 44 44 44 RH..............57 47 41 36 32 30 29 29 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 15 15 25 25 25 25 15 CLOUDS (%)......0 0 0 5 5 5 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..028 039 050 060 066 069 069 070 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 STABILITY.......D D D C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)61 66 70 74 77 79 80 80 VENT/1000(M 3/S)006 009 012 014 015 016 016 016 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO EAST 13 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............50 50 49 51 54 57 60 62 64 65 66 66 DEWPT...........44 44 44 44 45 45 46 46 46 45 45 44 RH..............80 80 82 78 71 65 60 57 52 49 47 45 20FT WIND DIR...S SE SE E NE NE N N N NE NE NE 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 CLOUDS (%)......84 89 89 89 79 79 79 75 75 75 67 67 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..005 005 007 011 017 028 041 051 056 058 057 058 TR WIND DIR.....NE N N NE NE NE E E E E E E TR WIND SPD(MPH)3 3 5 6 8 10 13 15 16 18 20 21 STABILITY.......F F F F C C C B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)73 72 71 70 54 57 60 62 64 65 66 66 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 001 002 004 007 010 012 014 016 017 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ABBAS REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.HODGE.01/TSA