FNUS74 KTSA 031302 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PRATER FIRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 702 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0657 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOME GUSTY WITH A DRIER AIRMASS CONTINUING TO MOVE IN. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE QUITE LOW THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD REMAIN JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. RH RECOVERY WILL BE MARGINAL TONIGHT. STRONGER WINDS...HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER RH EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-7800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............35 37 41 46 50 54 57 59 60 60 59 DEWPT...........23 22 21 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 RH..............62 55 44 36 29 25 22 20 19 19 20 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 5 5 6 7 9 9 9 10 8 7 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 CLOUDS (%)......18 18 18 17 17 17 22 27 32 37 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..009 011 017 035 057 074 078 077 074 076 076 TR WIND DIR.....N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)18 20 21 23 26 29 29 29 28 28 28 STABILITY.......E D C C B C C C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)46 43 43 45 49 53 56 57 58 58 56 VENT/1000(M 3/S)002 003 005 011 020 029 031 030 028 029 029 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............36 36 39 45 52 58 62 67 69 71 71 70 DEWPT...........24 25 26 27 27 28 28 29 30 31 32 32 RH..............60 63 58 48 38 31 27 24 23 22 23 25 20FT WIND DIR...W W W W W W W W W W W NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..4 5 6 6 8 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 10 10 15 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 15 CLOUDS (%)......35 33 31 28 26 24 21 20 19 18 17 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..015 014 015 020 035 052 067 073 075 074 072 069 TR WIND DIR.....NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)15 16 18 21 24 26 29 29 29 28 26 25 STABILITY.......F E D C C B C C C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)57 53 49 48 52 58 64 67 69 70 70 68 VENT/1000(M 3/S)003 003 004 006 011 018 026 029 030 028 026 024 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SULLIVAN REQUESTED BY...RICHARD BAKER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120303.PRATE.01/TSA