FNUS74 KTSA 290934 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEDINGTON COMPLEX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 434 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE UP TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 40 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............62 66 70 73 75 77 78 78 DEWPT...........56 56 56 56 55 55 54 54 RH..............79 69 61 55 50 46 44 44 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 7 9 10 10 9 8 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......39 38 37 36 37 37 38 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..025 033 039 048 055 059 059 053 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)14 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 STABILITY.......C C C C C C C D 1700FT MIX T (F)62 66 70 73 75 77 78 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)005 007 009 012 013 014 014 012 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............57 56 57 60 64 67 70 73 75 77 78 78 DEWPT...........56 56 57 58 58 59 59 59 59 58 57 57 RH..............98 100 100 92 83 74 67 62 56 52 50 49 20FT WIND DIR...S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20FT SPD (MPH)..4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......60 61 58 55 52 49 46 43 44 44 45 46 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)..000 000 007 015 023 032 039 048 055 059 060 053 TR WIND DIR.....S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W TR WIND SPD(MPH)6 6 7 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 10 STABILITY.......F F D D C C B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)70 70 70 70 64 67 70 73 75 77 78 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 002 003 005 007 009 010 010 010 007 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JANKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...DEBBIE PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.WEDIN.01/TSA