FNUS74 KTSA 161247 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR U S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 747 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............51 57 61 66 69 70 71 DEWPT...........40 41 41 42 42 42 43 RH..............64 54 48 41 38 36 36 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 7 9 9 9 9 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......23 27 31 29 27 25 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..020 031 040 047 051 053 053 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)15 17 20 20 20 21 22 STABILITY.......C B C C C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)59 60 61 64 68 70 70 VENT/1000(M 3/S)004 007 011 013 014 015 016 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 37 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...........48 48 49 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 49 RH..............88 92 94 86 74 63 56 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 25 30 30 30 30 35 35 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......79 80 74 69 63 57 52 47 41 35 29 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 002 004 009 015 024 034 043 048 051 052 052 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)13 15 20 25 30 33 37 38 38 38 37 37 STABILITY.......F F E D D D D E E E E F 1700FT MIX T (F)68 68 68 68 69 69 69 70 72 74 76 76 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 003 006 011 017 022 025 026 026 026 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SATURDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DARBY REQUESTED BY...JARED TRAMMELL CHIEF RANGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110316.USARM.01/TSA