FNUS74 KTSA 071516 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DRYSDALE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 916 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT THIS AFTERNOON... A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING. RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY MID AFTERNOON WITH AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING WITH RH VALUES RECOVERING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 39 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............45 48 50 52 53 52 50 DEWPT...........28 29 28 28 27 26 25 RH..............52 47 42 38 36 36 38 20FT WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..13 14 14 14 13 11 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..30 35 35 35 30 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......35 41 36 31 26 21 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..029 038 044 047 047 044 039 TR WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)33 38 39 39 38 37 35 STABILITY.......D D D E E E F 1700FT MIX T (F)49 48 50 52 53 51 48 VENT/1000(M 3/S)013 020 023 025 024 022 019 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............28 28 28 30 34 37 40 42 43 44 43 41 DEWPT...........21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 RH..............74 75 74 67 59 52 46 43 40 39 39 42 20FT WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N E 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 20FT GUST(MPH).. 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 CLOUDS (%)......23 24 26 27 28 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 001 002 004 010 018 025 029 031 031 029 025 TR WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE E TR WIND SPD(MPH)7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 STABILITY.......F E D D C C C C C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)36 36 35 35 36 38 40 42 43 44 42 39 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 000 001 002 003 004 004 003 003 002 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DARBY REQUESTED BY...FRANK T PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110107.DRYSD.01/TSA