FNUS74 KTSA 161216 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SEQUOYAH NWR...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 716 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE FIRE DANGER THREAT WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE BY THIS TIME WITH MAX SPREAD INDEX VALUES AROUND 40. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............41 41 45 50 56 61 64 68 70 72 72 DEWPT...........40 39 40 41 42 43 45 45 46 47 47 RH..............83 91 83 71 60 53 49 44 42 41 42 20FT WIND DIR...E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 4 5 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......52 53 54 56 56 57 58 53 47 42 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..003 007 011 017 026 037 045 051 054 055 056 TR WIND DIR.....SE SE SE S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)5 10 15 18 20 21 21 21 22 22 23 STABILITY.......F E D C C B C C C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)60 61 61 62 62 63 64 67 70 72 72 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 001 002 004 007 011 013 015 016 016 018 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 32 TO 37 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............55 55 55 58 62 66 70 73 75 77 78 78 DEWPT...........51 51 51 52 52 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 RH..............86 87 88 81 70 62 55 51 46 43 41 41 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..7 7 9 10 12 14 14 17 16 15 14 14 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 15 15 25 30 30 35 35 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......80 84 85 87 88 76 64 52 39 26 14 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..003 004 006 011 018 028 038 047 052 055 055 056 TR WIND DIR.....SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)9 12 16 22 28 32 36 37 37 36 33 33 STABILITY.......F F E D D D D E D D D E 1700FT MIX T (F)70 68 66 63 62 64 69 73 75 77 78 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 001 001 003 007 012 019 024 026 027 025 025 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... NOT AS WARM. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DARBY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT GILJE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110316.SEQUO.01/TSA