FNUS74 KTSA 161155 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LONG BRANCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 655 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AGAIN TODAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING AROUND 50 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............72 74 76 77 78 79 DEWPT...........61 61 61 60 60 60 RH..............67 63 58 56 54 53 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 7 7 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......66 59 59 58 58 58 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..041 055 060 061 060 061 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)21 23 24 23 23 23 STABILITY.......B B B B C D 1700FT MIX T (F)73 74 76 77 78 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)012 017 020 019 019 019 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM TEMP............78 76 73 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 65 64 DEWPT...........60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 RH..............54 56 62 67 70 73 76 78 81 82 83 85 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......57 57 72 72 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 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)..060 056 045 031 019 012 008 006 005 005 005 004 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)23 23 21 18 16 15 13 12 10 9 8 7 STABILITY.......E F F F F F F F F F F F 1700FT MIX T (F)78 76 74 71 70 72 75 77 77 77 76 75 VENT/1000(M 3/S)019 018 013 008 004 002 001 001 001 001 001 000 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 29 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............64 63 63 65 67 70 72 74 75 76 77 77 DEWPT...........59 59 59 59 59 60 60 60 59 59 59 59 RH..............86 87 87 82 76 70 65 62 58 56 54 53 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......100 100 100 100 84 84 84 66 66 66 75 75 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)..003 004 005 008 015 028 044 057 062 062 060 061 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)7 8 12 17 22 24 26 28 28 28 28 29 STABILITY.......F F E D C C B C B C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)74 74 73 73 73 73 73 74 75 76 77 77 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 002 004 009 016 022 024 024 023 024 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JANKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120316.LONGB.01/TSA