FNUS74 KTSA 311127 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LONG BRANCH 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 627 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING THE REGION. WINDS TODAY WILL BE 10 MPH OR LESS FROM A PREVAILING SOUTHERLY DIRECTION...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY TOMORROW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 85. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............75 79 82 84 85 85 DEWPT...........62 62 62 62 61 61 RH..............60 54 50 47 45 44 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 3 3 3 3 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 5 5 5 CLOUDS (%)......31 35 36 36 37 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..050 064 070 071 071 072 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)9 8 8 8 9 9 STABILITY.......B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)77 80 82 84 84 85 VENT/1000(M 3/S)006 007 008 008 009 009 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64. RH..................MAX 99 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88. RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23 TO 25 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............65 64 65 69 73 77 80 83 85 87 88 88 DEWPT...........64 63 64 64 64 64 64 64 63 63 63 62 RH..............96 97 95 84 73 64 58 53 48 45 43 42 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......35 34 47 44 41 40 39 38 37 36 36 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..000 001 003 008 016 030 047 060 066 067 067 066 TR WIND DIR.....SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)3 5 7 9 13 15 18 21 22 23 24 25 STABILITY.......F F C C C B B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)78 77 78 79 80 76 79 82 84 86 87 87 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 001 003 006 012 017 020 021 022 022 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HATFIELD REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120331.LONGB.01/TSA