FNUS74 KTSA 161345 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TOWNSEND...FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 845 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE TOWNSEND AREA BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING... WITH BOUNDARY STALLING INTO SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES ALONG THE FRONT APPEAR MINIMAL. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............60 64 68 71 74 76 78 79 79 DEWPT...........50 50 51 51 52 52 52 52 53 RH..............71 62 55 50 47 43 41 40 40 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..11 11 12 13 14 13 11 10 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 25 25 30 30 25 25 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......52 52 52 52 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..017 025 033 042 049 053 056 057 056 TR WIND DIR.....S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)23 28 30 30 29 28 25 22 18 STABILITY.......D D C C C C C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)64 64 66 70 74 76 78 79 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)005 010 013 017 019 020 019 017 014 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............50 49 49 51 54 56 58 60 61 62 63 63 DEWPT...........46 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 51 51 51 52 RH..............85 85 88 85 80 76 73 71 68 66 66 66 20FT WIND DIR...E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......67 68 68 68 68 68 68 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..005 027 027 027 027 027 027 027 027 027 027 027 TR WIND DIR.....NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TR WIND SPD(MPH)6 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 STABILITY.......M M M M M M M M M M M M 1700FT MIX T (F)M M M M M M M M M M M M VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 005 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DARBY REQUESTED BY...GEORGE STOWE RAINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.TOWNS.01/TSA