FNUS74 KTSA 181418 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SPUDROCK JOHN TURNER...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 918 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH MODERATE SOUTH WINDS WILL CAUSE AGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............79 80 80 DEWPT...........45 44 44 RH..............30 28 28 20FT WIND DIR...S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..10 10 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......6 27 27 WEATHER COV.....- - - WEATHER TYPE....- - - MIXHGT/100(FT)..070 071 071 TR WIND DIR.....SW S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)15 14 14 STABILITY.......C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)79 80 80 VENT/1000(M 3/S)014 014 014 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH. 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 4500-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 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 46 48 50 52 54 56 57 58 59 59 DEWPT...........45 45 44 44 43 43 43 42 42 41 40 40 RH..............90 92 92 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 8 8 8 9 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......96 90 90 90 72 72 72 52 52 52 23 23 WEATHER COV.....ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 002 004 007 013 022 033 041 045 046 045 046 TR WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E TR WIND SPD(MPH)13 15 16 17 18 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 STABILITY.......D E E E C C C C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)67 64 64 63 62 52 54 56 57 58 59 59 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 002 003 006 009 012 013 013 012 013 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ABBAS REQUESTED BY...FRANK T PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.SPUDR.01/TSA