FNUS74 KTSA 011304 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN LOOP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 804 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING...AND BECOME GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL START THE MORNING COOL...HOWEVER A RAPID WARM UP IS LIKELY AFTER 10 AM AS THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION IS REMOVED. THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT WHICH WILL HELP SUPPORT RAPID SPREAD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN AROUND SUNSET WITH GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 17 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............52 57 61 64 67 68 68 DEWPT...........28 31 31 32 33 34 35 RH..............39 38 33 30 29 29 29 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..13 14 14 16 16 16 14 20FT GUST(MPH)..30 30 35 35 35 35 35 CLOUDS (%)......13 13 11 11 11 39 39 WEATHER COV.....- - - - - - - WEATHER TYPE....- - - - - - - MIXHGT/100(FT)..036 043 048 052 055 056 056 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)26 26 26 28 28 29 30 STABILITY.......D D C C C D D 1700FT MIX T (F)52 57 61 64 67 68 68 VENT/1000(M 3/S)013 015 017 020 021 022 023 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 26 TO 33 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 36 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............54 53 53 55 56 57 58 59 57 53 49 45 DEWPT...........46 46 46 45 45 44 42 41 42 42 43 42 RH..............75 77 75 70 66 60 55 51 56 66 79 88 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S SW SW W W W W 20FT SPD (MPH)..12 11 10 10 10 11 14 15 17 18 19 18 20FT GUST(MPH)..30 25 25 15 15 25 30 35 35 40 40 40 CLOUDS (%)......100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 96 91 87 82 WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RN RN RN RN RN MIXHGT/100(FT)..005 006 007 011 018 029 042 052 055 056 055 056 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)22 21 18 16 16 18 22 26 30 33 36 36 STABILITY.......D D D D D D D D D D D D 1700FT MIX T (F)61 60 61 61 56 57 58 59 57 53 49 45 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 002 002 002 004 007 013 018 022 025 027 027 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...J.MCGAVOCK REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090401.WESTE.01/TSA