FNUS74 KTSA 101324 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SCRATCHLINE...OK-OMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 724 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0715 CST ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP TO AROUND 70 DEGREES. IN ADDITION... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. WIND DIRECTION WILL TRANSLATE FROM SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY AS A DRY LINE APPROACHES THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS... POSSIBLY SEVERE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 29 TO 37 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............40 46 52 58 62 65 68 70 71 72 71 DEWPT...........38 39 40 42 43 44 45 47 49 44 39 RH..............92 74 63 55 49 45 44 44 45 36 31 20FT WIND DIR...E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 14 14 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 10 10 15 25 35 35 35 CLOUDS (%)......16 19 21 24 22 21 22 23 24 16 8 WEATHER COV.....- - - - - - - - - - - WEATHER TYPE....- - - - - - - - - - - MIXHGT/100(FT)..012 015 021 026 041 045 048 048 046 057 065 TR WIND DIR.....E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)5 5 7 12 18 24 29 32 35 37 37 STABILITY.......D D C C B B C C D D E 1700FT MIX T (F)62 61 53 58 62 65 68 70 71 72 71 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 002 004 010 015 019 021 022 029 033 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 TO 36 MPH BECOMING WEST 16 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............42 42 43 46 49 51 53 54 55 56 56 55 DEWPT...........39 38 38 37 37 36 36 35 35 34 34 33 RH..............87 87 80 71 63 57 52 48 46 44 43 43 20FT WIND DIR...W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......52 52 52 52 52 52 83 83 83 83 83 83 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..003 002 003 016 021 025 028 030 031 031 032 030 TR WIND DIR.....W W W W W W W W W W W W TR WIND SPD(MPH)8 9 10 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 STABILITY.......F D D C C B B B B C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)52 51 51 51 49 51 53 54 55 56 56 55 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 003 004 005 006 006 006 007 007 007 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SHERBON REQUESTED BY...E PELLETIER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100310.SCRAT.01/TSA