FNUS74 KTSA 281027 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SR SE JOHN TURNER...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 527 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE UP AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS UP AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO GET DOWN INTO THE LOWER 40 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 1 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............66 70 73 75 78 79 80 80 DEWPT...........55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 RH..............68 60 54 50 47 44 43 42 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE S SW S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......48 45 43 40 40 40 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..030 038 045 054 060 064 063 056 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)9 10 12 13 13 13 12 10 STABILITY.......C C B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)66 70 73 75 78 79 80 80 VENT/1000(M 3/S)004 005 007 010 011 011 010 008 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........80-89 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 0 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 14 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 60 60 63 67 71 74 77 79 80 81 81 DEWPT...........54 54 55 56 57 57 57 58 57 57 56 56 RH..............82 83 85 78 71 63 56 52 47 44 43 42 20FT WIND DIR...E E E E SE SE S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 2 2 4 5 6 6 8 7 7 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......49 51 49 48 46 44 43 41 41 40 40 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..000 000 008 017 027 037 045 054 061 065 065 058 TR WIND DIR.....E E E SE SE S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)1 2 5 7 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 STABILITY.......F F D D C C B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)73 72 72 64 68 71 74 77 79 80 81 81 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 002 003 006 008 010 012 012 012 010 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JANKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...DEBBIE PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.SRSEJ.01/TSA