FNUS74 KTSA 041140 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DRYFORK 5...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 640 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... S-SW WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH ANTICIPATED BY LATE MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL OFFER LOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE BOUNDARY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME W AND REMAIN GUSTY...BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 21 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 31 TO 38 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............66 69 71 72 72 DEWPT...........45 46 46 47 48 RH..............47 43 41 41 42 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..14 13 12 12 11 20FT GUST(MPH)..40 40 35 35 35 CLOUDS (%)......24 26 27 29 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..041 048 054 055 049 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)37 38 38 37 33 STABILITY.......C C C C C 1700FT MIX T (F)66 69 71 72 72 VENT/1000(M 3/S)021 025 028 028 022 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 44 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............47 47 47 48 49 49 50 51 51 51 52 52 DEWPT...........46 45 44 43 42 41 40 38 38 37 37 36 RH..............93 95 91 84 78 72 67 63 60 58 56 55 20FT WIND DIR...W W W W W W W W W W NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 15 15 15 15 25 30 30 30 35 35 35 CLOUDS (%)......51 45 45 45 46 46 47 47 53 60 66 72 WEATHER COV.....CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..000 000 006 012 019 026 032 039 045 048 049 043 TR WIND DIR.....W W W W W W W W W W W W TR WIND SPD(MPH)10 14 17 23 28 32 36 40 43 44 43 40 STABILITY.......F E E E C C C B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)61 57 56 54 49 49 50 51 51 51 52 52 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 004 007 011 016 021 026 029 029 023 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .TUESDAY... WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HAAKE REQUESTED BY...FRANK T PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090404.DRYFO.01/TSA