FNUS74 KTSA 171238 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BIG MAC...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 738 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL STALL NORTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 36 TO 39 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............68 71 74 77 78 79 80 DEWPT...........53 53 54 54 53 53 53 RH..............60 54 50 45 42 41 40 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..11 11 12 14 14 15 14 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 25 25 30 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......61 47 34 31 27 24 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..029 038 046 051 054 055 055 TR WIND DIR.....S SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)33 37 39 39 37 36 36 STABILITY.......C C C C C E F 1700FT MIX T (F)68 71 74 77 78 79 80 VENT/1000(M 3/S)013 019 024 027 027 027 027 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 29 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............58 58 58 60 64 68 71 74 76 77 78 79 DEWPT...........53 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 RH..............82 84 83 75 66 58 52 47 43 41 40 40 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 10 10 15 15 25 25 25 25 15 CLOUDS (%)......65 67 59 52 44 36 28 21 24 28 31 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..004 005 008 014 022 031 041 049 054 056 057 057 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)7 6 12 18 24 25 25 24 25 26 28 28 STABILITY.......F F D D C C C C C C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)70 69 69 69 64 68 71 74 76 77 78 79 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 003 007 011 014 016 018 020 022 022 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DARBY REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.BIGMA.01/TSA