FNUS74 KTSA 061234 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PRATER FIRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 634 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0624 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY WINDY TODAY. CONDITIONS JUST SHORT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA IN THE RH CATEGORY FOR THE FIRE SITE. GUSTY WINDS WILL STAY ALMOST DIRECTLY OUT OF THE SOUTH. WORST WIND/RH CONDITIONS EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 32 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO 43 TO 49 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............51 51 53 58 62 66 69 72 74 75 76 75 DEWPT...........37 38 39 39 40 41 41 41 41 41 40 40 RH..............59 61 58 50 44 39 36 32 30 29 28 28 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..10 13 14 16 18 20 21 21 20 18 18 17 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 30 40 45 45 50 50 50 50 45 40 40 CLOUDS (%)......17 19 21 23 24 26 28 30 32 35 37 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..013 012 013 017 028 042 054 060 062 061 061 058 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)32 37 40 43 45 47 47 48 48 48 49 49 STABILITY.......F F F F E E E E E E E E 1700FT MIX T (F)64 62 61 61 63 66 69 72 74 75 76 75 VENT/1000(M 3/S)006 006 007 010 017 027 035 039 041 040 041 039 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 41 TO 49 MPH DECREASING TO 32 TO 38 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 32 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO 44 TO 48 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............59 59 60 62 64 66 67 69 70 70 70 70 DEWPT...........51 52 52 53 54 54 55 55 55 55 55 56 RH..............76 78 77 73 69 66 64 61 60 59 59 60 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..12 13 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 20FT GUST(MPH)..25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 CLOUDS (%)......98 97 96 95 94 93 91 92 92 92 93 93 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..007 005 005 008 018 031 042 046 047 046 047 046 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)32 33 35 37 40 44 47 48 48 48 48 48 STABILITY.......F E E D D D E D D D D D 1700FT MIX T (F)62 62 62 63 64 66 67 69 70 70 70 69 VENT/1000(M 3/S)003 002 002 004 010 019 027 030 031 030 031 030 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WILEY REQUESTED BY...RICHARD BAKER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120306.PRATE.01/TSA