FNUS74 KTSA 251204 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TENN TURNPIKE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 604 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AS A SURFACE RIDGE SLOWLY MOVES OVERHEAD. A LIGHT SOUTHERLY BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS AT OR BELOW 10 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN CLOSE TO 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. A LIGHT SOUTH WIND WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............44 49 53 57 60 61 61 60 DEWPT...........23 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 RH..............42 34 28 25 23 22 22 23 20FT WIND DIR...W W W W SW SW SW S 20FT SPD (MPH)..4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 5 5 5 10 CLOUDS (%)......15 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..020 032 042 047 050 050 048 045 TR WIND DIR.....W W W W SW SW SW S TR WIND SPD(MPH)12 10 10 9 8 8 10 13 STABILITY.......B B B B B C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)51 52 54 57 60 62 62 61 VENT/1000(M 3/S)003 004 006 006 005 005 007 008 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........57-73 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............39 39 41 45 50 54 58 61 63 64 64 63 DEWPT...........29 29 29 29 29 29 30 30 31 32 32 33 RH..............64 65 62 52 43 37 33 30 29 29 30 31 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 6 6 7 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 CLOUDS (%)......13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..004 004 005 010 020 032 041 046 049 049 048 046 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)6 9 14 20 24 28 29 28 25 24 23 22 STABILITY.......F E D C C B C C C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)56 54 54 54 55 56 59 61 64 66 65 64 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 003 007 012 016 018 017 016 015 014 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LACY REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120225.TENNT.01/TSA