FNUS74 KTSA 011251 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR OLD GROWTH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 751 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MORNING FOG IS EXPECTED TO LIFT BY MID MORNING...AS LOW LEVEL WINDS INCREASE AND DAYTIME MIXING BEGINS. WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION...WITH 20 FOOT SPEEDS BEING 10 MPH OR LESS AND GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED DUE TO THE APPROACH OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE. ANY PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL THE NIGHTTIME HOURS MONDAY AT THE EARLIEST. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 85. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............77 80 82 84 85 85 DEWPT...........64 64 64 64 63 63 RH..............65 59 55 51 49 48 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 7 8 9 9 10 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......9 5 5 4 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..041 054 060 062 062 063 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)20 22 24 25 25 28 STABILITY.......B B B B C D 1700FT MIX T (F)79 80 81 83 85 85 VENT/1000(M 3/S)011 016 020 021 021 024 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 68. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............68 68 68 71 73 75 77 79 80 81 82 82 DEWPT...........61 61 60 60 60 60 59 59 59 59 60 60 RH..............76 77 75 70 64 59 55 51 49 48 47 47 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 CLOUDS (%)......9 14 14 14 14 14 14 27 27 27 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..006 007 010 016 024 036 049 059 064 065 065 067 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)10 12 14 17 21 22 23 23 23 22 22 21 STABILITY.......F F E D C B B B B B B D 1700FT MIX T (F)74 73 72 72 73 75 77 79 80 81 82 82 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 002 004 007 011 015 018 020 019 019 019 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 20120401.OLDGR.01/TSA