FNUS74 KTSA 161338 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TOWNSEND...FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 838 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 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 HOURS. THE FIRE DANGER THREAT WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE BY THIS TIME WITH MAX SPREAD INDEX VALUES AROUND 40. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............44 48 52 57 61 66 69 70 71 DEWPT...........38 39 39 40 41 41 42 42 42 RH..............95 78 63 53 47 41 37 36 36 20FT WIND DIR...E S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..3 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......66 42 19 23 27 26 25 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..007 012 021 031 041 047 051 053 053 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S SW SW S TR WIND SPD(MPH)9 13 15 17 18 20 20 20 21 STABILITY.......D C C B C C C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)60 60 60 60 61 64 68 70 71 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 002 004 007 010 013 014 014 015 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 36 TO 38 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............51 51 51 54 58 63 67 70 73 75 76 76 DEWPT...........47 48 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 RH..............87 90 93 85 74 63 55 50 45 42 40 39 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..9 10 11 13 14 14 15 16 15 15 14 14 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 15 25 30 30 30 35 35 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......78 79 72 65 59 54 49 44 39 35 30 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 003 005 009 016 024 034 043 048 051 051 051 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)13 15 18 24 29 33 36 38 38 38 37 37 STABILITY.......F F E D D D D E E E E F 1700FT MIX T (F)67 67 67 68 69 69 69 70 72 74 76 76 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 001 001 003 006 011 017 022 025 026 026 026 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .SATURDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DARBY REQUESTED BY...GEORGE STOWE RAINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110316.TOWNS.01/TSA