FNUS74 KTSA 181623 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MCALESTER WATERSHED...CHACTAW NATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1123 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE 60S THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............62 64 65 65 DEWPT...........38 37 36 36 RH..............41 37 34 34 20FT WIND DIR...E SE S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 2 2 2 20FT GUST(MPH)..M M M M CLOUDS (%)......2 3 4 5 WEATHER COV.....- - - - WEATHER TYPE....- - - - MIXHGT/100(FT)..050 051 051 050 TR WIND DIR.....NW SW S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)1 2 2 5 STABILITY.......B B C D 1700FT MIX T (F)60 62 64 64 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 001 003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-2500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............44 43 43 47 52 57 62 65 69 71 72 72 DEWPT...........37 36 38 39 40 41 41 42 43 44 45 45 RH..............75 76 80 72 63 53 47 42 39 38 38 38 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 5 6 6 7 9 11 13 14 14 14 12 20FT GUST(MPH).. 10 10 10 10 15 25 30 30 30 30 25 CLOUDS (%)......27 26 26 25 25 26 27 28 28 33 39 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..005 006 009 015 022 033 045 055 061 065 067 069 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)9 8 14 21 26 29 28 26 26 25 24 23 STABILITY.......F F E D C C C C C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)64 63 59 54 52 55 59 64 67 70 71 71 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 002 004 008 013 017 019 022 022 022 022 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MUCH COLDER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .MONDAY... WARMER...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SHERBON REQUESTED BY...TOM LOWRY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.DRYSD.01/TSA