FNUS74 KTSA 281124 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LONG BRANCH 3...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 624 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE UP TO AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO GET DOWN INTO THE MID 40 TO NEAR 50 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............68 72 74 77 79 79 80 DEWPT...........58 57 57 57 57 57 57 RH..............69 60 54 50 47 46 46 20FT WIND DIR...S S SW SW SW SW SW 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 5 6 6 6 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 15 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......48 45 42 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..035 042 051 058 063 063 056 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)13 14 14 14 13 12 10 STABILITY.......C B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)68 72 74 77 79 79 80 VENT/1000(M 3/S)006 008 010 011 011 010 008 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............61 61 61 64 68 71 74 76 78 80 80 81 DEWPT...........60 59 60 60 61 60 59 59 58 58 57 57 RH..............94 95 95 87 78 68 61 55 50 47 45 44 20FT WIND DIR...S SE S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......52 55 53 51 49 47 45 43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..000 000 008 017 027 036 045 053 061 065 065 057 TR WIND DIR.....S SE S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)0 2 5 7 9 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 STABILITY.......F F D D C C B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)73 73 73 64 68 71 74 76 78 80 80 81 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 002 003 006 008 010 012 012 012 009 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JANKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.LONGB.01/TSA