FNUS74 KTSA 171510 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR VAN HOLLOW...ARKANSAS STATE PARK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1010 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST TODAY AS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID 70S AND HUMIDITIES FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW 30 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR WILL GUST TO 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............51 55 60 64 68 72 74 76 76 DEWPT...........45 45 45 45 44 43 42 41 42 RH..............81 68 60 49 42 35 31 29 29 20FT WIND DIR...E E S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..4 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..007 014 027 042 054 062 066 067 068 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)10 10 12 13 14 16 17 20 22 STABILITY.......F C C C C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)66 66 59 64 68 72 74 76 76 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 002 004 007 010 014 015 018 020 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............51 50 50 54 59 64 68 71 75 76 78 78 DEWPT...........44 45 46 47 48 48 48 48 47 46 45 45 RH..............78 81 85 78 68 57 49 44 38 34 31 31 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20FT SPD (MPH)..3 3 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 9 8 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......0 0 0 0 10 10 10 31 31 31 46 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..005 005 007 012 019 032 047 059 065 068 069 069 TR WIND DIR.....S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)24 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 STABILITY.......F F F F D D D C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)72 72 71 71 59 64 68 71 75 76 78 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)002 002 002 004 005 009 013 016 018 019 019 019 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PLATE REQUESTED BY...RANGER SUTTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.VANHO.01/TSA