FNUS74 KTSA 241222 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LONG BRANCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 622 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STEADY NORTHWEST WIND IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY BY AROUND MIDDAY. WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 25 PERCENT...AGGRESSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR ANY FIRE THAT GETS OUT OF CONTROL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 36 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 24 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............50 51 52 53 53 52 DEWPT...........18 18 18 18 18 18 RH..............29 27 26 25 25 25 20FT WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..13 13 12 10 10 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..30 25 25 25 20 20 CLOUDS (%)......13 12 11 11 10 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..069 074 075 072 071 068 TR WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)36 35 31 29 26 24 STABILITY.......C C C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)50 51 52 53 52 51 VENT/1000(M 3/S)034 035 032 028 025 022 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............31 31 32 38 43 48 52 56 58 60 60 59 DEWPT...........24 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 22 22 22 RH..............74 73 68 54 42 35 29 26 24 23 23 24 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CLOUDS (%)......0 2 5 7 10 12 15 15 15 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..006 005 006 010 021 034 045 051 053 053 053 050 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW W W W W W W W W W S TR WIND SPD(MPH)5 5 6 7 8 9 9 7 6 5 6 8 STABILITY.......F E D C B B B B B C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)53 53 52 51 51 51 52 55 58 60 59 58 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 001 002 004 006 005 004 004 004 005 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .TUESDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LACY REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120224.LONGB.01/TSA