FNUS74 KTSA 051111 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SR SOUTHEAST JOHN TURNER...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 511 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST... AND EVENTUALLY THE SOUTH BY THIS AFTERNOON. 20FT WIND SPEEDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING INTO THE MID 20 PERCENT RANGE. WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT DECREASE MUCH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH PERIODIC GUSTS CONTINUING. THIS WILL ALLOW STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO QUICKLY INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASING 12 TO 16 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............47 52 56 60 62 63 64 63 DEWPT...........25 26 23 24 25 25 26 27 RH..............42 36 28 25 24 23 24 26 20FT WIND DIR...E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 12 12 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..023 035 046 052 055 055 054 052 TR WIND DIR.....NE NE S S S S SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)7 3 2 3 7 12 14 16 STABILITY.......B B B B C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)48 52 56 59 61 62 62 62 VENT/1000(M 3/S)002 001 001 002 005 009 010 011 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-2700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 38 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............41 41 44 48 54 58 62 65 67 68 68 68 DEWPT...........34 35 36 37 37 38 38 38 38 38 39 39 RH..............75 78 74 63 53 47 42 37 34 33 33 35 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 12 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 15 15 20 25 25 30 35 30 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......14 15 15 16 17 18 19 24 29 35 40 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..009 008 008 011 021 032 042 046 047 046 045 043 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)20 20 20 22 28 33 38 38 37 35 35 35 STABILITY.......F E D D D D E E E E E E 1700FT MIX T (F)54 55 56 56 58 59 61 63 65 66 66 65 VENT/1000(M 3/S)002 002 002 003 008 014 022 024 024 022 021 021 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 21 MPH. .THURSDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...J.MCGAVOCK REQUESTED BY...DEBBIE PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.SRSOU.01/TSA