FNUS74 KTSA 041346 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PRATER FIRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 746 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0740 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME GUSTY BY LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOW 70S WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW 20 PERCENT RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. AVERAGE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 29 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............33 36 43 51 57 63 67 70 72 72 71 DEWPT...........24 25 26 26 26 26 27 28 28 28 28 RH..............69 63 50 38 30 25 22 20 19 19 20 20FT WIND DIR...W W SW W W W W W W NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 6 8 10 11 13 13 13 14 12 10 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 15 15 15 20 25 25 30 30 30 25 CLOUDS (%)......21 21 21 20 20 20 19 18 18 17 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..013 015 021 035 053 068 074 075 074 075 074 TR WIND DIR.....W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)22 24 26 30 32 33 33 32 31 30 29 STABILITY.......E D D C C C C C D E E 1700FT MIX T (F)52 47 45 49 56 62 67 70 71 71 69 VENT/1000(M 3/S)004 005 007 014 023 031 033 033 031 031 029 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............40 39 42 48 55 61 65 70 72 74 74 73 DEWPT...........31 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 RH..............72 75 67 53 42 35 30 26 24 23 23 24 20FT WIND DIR...NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..4 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 9 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......13 13 13 12 12 12 11 12 12 13 13 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..007 006 008 014 029 047 062 070 073 074 073 070 TR WIND DIR.....NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)12 14 16 17 14 9 6 8 13 17 20 23 STABILITY.......F E D C C B C C C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)55 53 52 52 56 60 65 69 71 73 73 72 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 002 003 006 006 005 008 013 017 020 022 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...J.MCGAVOCK REQUESTED BY...RICHARD BAKER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120304.PRATE.01/TSA