FNUS74 KTSA 161241 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR US ARMY CORPS...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 741 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............61 66 69 70 71 DEWPT...........41 41 42 43 43 RH..............47 41 38 37 37 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..10 10 10 10 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......26 25 24 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..041 047 051 053 053 TR WIND DIR.....S S SW SW S TR WIND SPD(MPH)20 20 20 20 21 STABILITY.......C C C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)61 64 68 70 71 VENT/1000(M 3/S)011 013 014 014 015 .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 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5200 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 59 63 67 70 73 75 76 77 DEWPT...........48 48 49 50 51 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 RH..............87 90 93 85 74 63 56 50 45 42 40 40 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..9 9 10 12 14 14 14 16 15 15 14 14 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 15 25 30 30 30 35 30 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......79 80 73 66 59 54 50 45 41 36 32 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 003 005 009 015 024 035 043 048 051 052 052 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)13 14 18 24 29 32 36 37 38 38 37 37 STABILITY.......F F E D D D D E E E E F 1700FT MIX T (F)67 67 67 69 69 70 70 70 72 75 76 76 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 001 001 003 006 010 017 022 025 026 026 026 .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 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...JARED TRAMMELL CHIEF RANGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110316.USARM.02/TSA