FNUS74 KTSA 162139 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PERI TOUR ROAD...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 439 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE MID-WEST. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 36 TO 40 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............60 64 68 71 73 75 76 76 DEWPT...........52 52 53 54 53 53 53 52 RH..............74 65 59 55 49 46 44 43 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..12 13 13 14 14 18 18 15 20FT GUST(MPH)..25 25 30 35 35 35 35 30 CLOUDS (%)......47 45 42 40 38 36 35 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..016 025 035 044 048 051 052 052 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)32 36 38 40 40 40 39 39 STABILITY.......D C C C D E E E 1700FT MIX T (F)70 70 70 71 73 75 76 76 VENT/1000(M 3/S)007 012 018 024 026 028 028 028 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 39 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 21 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............58 57 57 60 64 68 71 73 76 77 78 79 DEWPT...........51 51 51 52 52 52 52 52 52 51 50 50 RH..............78 79 80 74 66 58 52 47 43 40 38 37 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW 20FT SPD (MPH)..10 6 6 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 10 10 10 15 15 15 25 15 15 15 10 CLOUDS (%)......49 53 53 53 53 53 53 48 48 48 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..005 006 009 015 022 031 040 048 053 056 056 056 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)17 16 18 22 26 29 31 31 30 29 25 24 STABILITY.......F F E D D C C C C C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)72 70 67 65 64 66 70 73 76 77 78 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 002 004 008 012 017 020 022 022 019 018 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SONDAG REQUESTED BY...TIM BARON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.PERIT.01/TSA