FNUS74 KTSA 241304 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RED BANK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 804 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 CDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER 80S TODAY...WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL NOT BE TOO LOW...AS THE SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE TRANSPORTED DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S INTO THE REGION. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL ALSO EXIST TOMORROW...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASING DRAMATICALLY TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 25 TO 33 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 36 TO 39 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............66 69 72 75 77 79 80 82 82 82 DEWPT...........56 56 56 56 57 57 57 57 58 58 RH..............70 63 58 53 50 47 45 44 43 44 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..10 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 20FT GUST(MPH)..25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......56 56 56 56 56 97 97 97 97 97 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..015 021 029 040 051 060 064 065 064 065 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)28 30 33 36 38 39 39 38 37 37 STABILITY.......E D C C B C C C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)M M M M M M M M M M VENT/1000(M 3/S)006 009 013 020 026 032 034 034 032 033 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 36 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 45 TO 47 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............66 66 67 69 71 73 75 76 77 78 78 78 DEWPT...........61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 RH..............84 85 82 77 72 67 64 61 59 58 57 57 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..8 9 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 15 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......57 75 75 75 75 75 75 65 65 65 65 65 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..004 004 006 011 018 030 044 054 058 058 057 058 TR WIND DIR.....SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)10 14 20 26 35 40 45 47 47 47 46 46 STABILITY.......F F E D C C B C C C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)M M M M M M M M M M M M VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 002 004 009 016 027 035 037 037 036 036 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .MONDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .TUESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TRAMMELL REQUESTED BY...HEATH WATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090424.REDBA.01/TSA