FNUS74 KTSA 231152 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN LOOP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 652 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH BY LATE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 37 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............60 63 65 67 68 69 70 70 DEWPT...........52 53 53 56 55 55 55 55 RH..............75 70 66 63 59 56 55 55 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..12 13 14 14 14 14 15 14 20FT GUST(MPH)..30 35 35 35 35 40 40 35 CLOUDS (%)......95 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..017 027 038 047 051 052 052 054 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)28 32 37 40 40 39 38 39 STABILITY.......E E E D D D E E 1700FT MIX T (F)67 63 65 66 67 68 68 69 VENT/1000(M 3/S)006 012 019 026 028 028 027 029 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 37 TO 41 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 22 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 TO 37 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............59 59 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 65 66 66 DEWPT...........58 58 58 56 56 56 57 58 55 52 49 47 RH..............89 90 90 86 82 81 80 80 70 63 56 50 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S SW SW W W 20FT SPD (MPH)..14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 9 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..30 30 30 35 35 30 30 30 25 25 15 10 CLOUDS (%)......95 95 95 95 95 95 95 76 81 81 15 15 WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..004 004 003 004 009 023 039 053 058 059 058 058 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)33 31 32 35 37 36 33 30 25 21 16 13 STABILITY.......D D D D E E E D D D C C 1700FT MIX T (F)68 68 68 69 69 63 64 65 65 65 66 66 VENT/1000(M 3/S)002 002 001 002 005 011 018 022 020 017 013 010 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HODGES REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090323.WESTE.01/TSA