FNUS74 KTSA 131153 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN LOOP EAST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 653 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... OUTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO RETREATING HIGH PRESSURE. SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE RETURN WILL NOT BE REALIZED UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON DESPITE SOUTHERLY WINDS ENSUING TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............63 67 71 74 76 78 78 DEWPT...........42 42 41 40 40 40 40 RH..............47 39 33 30 27 26 26 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 20 20 20 20 20 15 CLOUDS (%)......8 9 10 10 11 12 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..038 045 052 058 061 060 053 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)17 18 18 17 16 15 14 STABILITY.......B B B B B B C 1700FT MIX T (F)63 67 71 74 76 78 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)009 011 013 013 013 012 010 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 37 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............57 57 58 62 66 69 72 74 76 78 79 79 DEWPT...........49 50 51 53 54 56 57 59 60 60 61 62 RH..............75 79 79 72 67 63 60 58 56 55 55 56 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 15 15 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......36 41 42 44 45 46 49 52 55 58 61 67 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..000 000 008 016 025 034 042 051 059 063 064 056 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)6 9 13 18 23 28 31 35 37 37 37 35 STABILITY.......F F C C C C B B B B C D 1700FT MIX T (F)74 72 72 72 66 69 72 74 76 78 79 79 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 004 008 013 018 024 030 032 032 027 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HAAKE REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.WESTE.01/TSA