FNUS74 KTSA 031228 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LONG BRANCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 728 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES TO THE WEST. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...ALONG WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 37 MPH INCREASING TO 41 TO 47 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............80 82 83 84 85 85 DEWPT...........60 61 61 60 60 61 RH..............51 49 47 45 44 45 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..20 21 22 22 22 22 20FT GUST(MPH)..40 40 40 40 40 40 CLOUDS (%)......52 40 28 15 3 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..025 029 029 029 029 032 TR WIND DIR.....S SW SW S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)41 44 46 46 47 47 STABILITY.......D D D D D E 1700FT MIX T (F)76 78 80 82 82 83 VENT/1000(M 3/S)014 017 018 018 019 020 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 41 TO 48 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 26 TO 31 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 35 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 31 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............62 62 62 62 63 63 64 64 64 64 65 65 DEWPT...........62 62 57 50 43 41 40 38 37 35 33 32 RH..............100 100 84 64 48 45 42 39 36 33 31 30 20FT WIND DIR...W W NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..15 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 20FT GUST(MPH)..30 30 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......97 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 73 46 20 13 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..001 002 008 014 020 026 032 038 044 050 056 038 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)21 17 21 26 31 33 35 35 35 35 35 35 STABILITY.......E F E D D C C D D D D E 1700FT MIX T (F)74 72 70 66 63 60 57 55 56 56 57 57 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 002 005 008 012 015 018 021 024 027 018 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HAAKE REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110403.LONGB.01/TSA