FNUS74 KTSA 151207 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LONG BRANCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 707 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA TODAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WARM TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHERLY WINDS DURING THE DAY WILL ALLOW FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT FOR MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............73 75 77 78 79 79 DEWPT...........62 63 63 62 62 62 RH..............69 66 62 59 57 56 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 5 5 5 5 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......83 83 83 83 83 83 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..043 057 062 063 063 064 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)23 24 24 24 23 24 STABILITY.......B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)73 75 77 78 79 79 VENT/1000(M 3/S)013 019 020 021 020 021 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM TEMP............78 77 73 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 65 64 DEWPT...........62 62 61 61 60 60 59 59 59 59 59 59 RH..............57 60 66 69 71 73 74 75 78 80 82 85 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 CLOUDS (%)......83 40 40 40 40 40 40 85 85 85 85 85 WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..064 059 047 031 018 012 009 008 006 005 005 004 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)24 23 22 20 16 12 8 5 3 3 3 3 STABILITY.......D F F F F F F F F F F F 1700FT MIX T (F)78 77 73 71 70 77 78 78 77 76 75 74 VENT/1000(M 3/S)021 018 014 008 004 002 001 001 000 000 000 000 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............63 63 63 65 68 70 73 75 77 78 78 79 DEWPT...........60 60 60 60 60 60 61 61 61 61 61 61 RH..............87 89 90 85 77 70 65 62 58 56 55 55 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..3 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......85 76 76 76 76 76 76 66 66 66 66 66 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..003 003 004 007 014 028 044 057 062 062 061 062 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)5 6 7 10 14 17 22 24 25 26 25 26 STABILITY.......F F D D C C B C C B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)73 72 71 70 69 70 73 75 77 78 78 79 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 001 003 006 013 019 021 022 021 022 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JANKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.LONGB.01/TSA