FNUS74 KTSA 271054 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SR SOUTHEAST JOHN TURNER...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 554 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AT 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO GET DOWN INTO THE UPPER 30 TO LOWER 40 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............64 68 71 74 76 78 79 79 DEWPT...........54 54 54 55 54 53 53 52 RH..............71 63 56 51 46 43 41 40 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 6 7 9 8 7 7 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 15 25 25 25 25 25 20 CLOUDS (%)......20 20 21 21 25 28 32 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..027 035 041 049 055 059 058 052 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S SW S TR WIND SPD(MPH)13 15 17 20 22 22 22 20 STABILITY.......C C B C C B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)64 68 71 74 76 78 79 79 VENT/1000(M 3/S)005 007 009 013 016 018 017 014 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........73-83 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 0 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............60 59 60 62 65 69 71 73 75 77 78 78 DEWPT...........52 52 53 53 54 54 54 53 53 52 52 51 RH..............76 77 78 73 66 59 53 49 45 42 40 40 20FT WIND DIR...E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 2 2 4 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..000 000 008 017 026 035 043 051 057 060 059 052 TR WIND DIR.....E E SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)1 2 5 7 9 12 13 13 13 13 12 10 STABILITY.......F F D D C C B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)75 75 75 75 66 69 71 73 75 77 78 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 002 003 006 008 009 010 011 010 007 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...JANKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...DEBBIE PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.SRSOU.01/TSA