FNUS74 KTSA 181026 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SPUDROCK NE PLUS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 526 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEEN AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAINING AT OR BELOW 10 MPH. A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...BUT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE FROM A NORTH TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION...AND WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 25 MPH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............67 69 71 74 74 73 71 69 DEWPT...........57 58 58 59 59 59 59 56 RH..............70 67 64 60 60 61 65 64 20FT WIND DIR...S S S SW SW SW W W 20FT SPD (MPH)..8 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......52 53 53 54 57 60 63 66 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..019 029 040 048 050 048 044 042 TR WIND DIR.....S S SW SW SW SW SW W TR WIND SPD(MPH)14 14 15 14 13 12 10 8 STABILITY.......D C B B B B C D 1700FT MIX T (F)67 69 72 74 74 73 71 69 VENT/1000(M 3/S)004 006 008 009 009 008 006 005 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 72 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............45 44 44 47 50 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 DEWPT...........44 44 44 45 46 46 47 48 48 49 49 50 RH..............98 98 100 91 84 81 79 78 75 73 72 72 20FT WIND DIR...E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......88 90 89 88 88 87 86 85 85 84 83 76 WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..000 001 003 005 008 013 017 021 024 026 028 029 TR WIND DIR.....E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 STABILITY.......F F E D D C B B B B C D 1700FT MIX T (F)54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 55 57 58 58 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 001 002 003 004 005 005 006 006 006 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HATFIELD REQUESTED BY...FRANK T PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.SPUDR.01/TSA