FNUS74 KTSA 231241 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DEEP FORK RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 641 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING... WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. DRY AIR MIXING DOWN AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL LOWER AFTERNOON RH VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 16 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 TO 39 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............57 61 64 66 67 67 66 DEWPT...........30 29 27 25 23 21 19 RH..............35 29 24 21 19 17 17 20FT WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..10 13 12 11 10 10 10 20FT GUST(MPH)..25 35 35 35 35 35 35 CLOUDS (%)......37 36 36 39 42 44 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..027 037 048 056 059 054 043 TR WIND DIR.....W NW NW NW NW NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)31 35 38 39 38 35 30 STABILITY.......C C C C C D D 1700FT MIX T (F)57 61 64 66 67 67 66 VENT/1000(M 3/S)011 018 025 030 031 026 018 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 5 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500-6100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5600-6600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............34 33 34 38 43 46 50 52 54 55 55 54 DEWPT...........23 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 RH..............65 64 59 49 40 33 28 25 23 22 22 23 20FT WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 5 6 6 7 7 8 7 7 6 6 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 15 15 15 20 25 30 30 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......33 30 28 25 23 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..000 010 022 034 045 054 061 065 066 064 056 043 TR WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)7 12 16 22 25 28 30 30 30 28 24 20 STABILITY.......F D D C C B C B B C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)45 45 34 38 43 46 50 52 54 55 55 54 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 002 005 010 015 021 025 027 027 024 018 012 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SHERBON REQUESTED BY...HOWARD BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120223.DEEPF.02/TSA