FNUS74 KTSA 021214 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BOY SCOUT CAMP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 714 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO REACH ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS AGAIN TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY INTO TUESDAY...AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS STATES. AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............74 76 77 78 79 80 80 DEWPT...........63 63 63 63 62 62 61 RH..............70 66 62 59 56 54 53 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..9 10 10 10 10 10 10 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......61 53 44 41 39 42 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..029 044 057 062 063 063 065 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)18 20 22 24 26 28 28 STABILITY.......B B B B B C D 1700FT MIX T (F)75 76 77 78 79 80 80 VENT/1000(M 3/S)007 012 017 020 022 024 025 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 65. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 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............65 65 65 67 69 70 72 73 74 75 75 75 DEWPT...........62 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 62 62 62 61 RH..............88 89 89 85 81 77 73 70 67 65 63 62 20FT WIND DIR...S SW S S SE SE S S S S SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......52 55 60 65 70 67 63 62 63 64 65 49 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..003 003 003 005 011 027 045 059 065 066 065 066 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW SW S S S S SW S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)1 1 5 8 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 STABILITY.......F F E D C B B B B B B D 1700FT MIX T (F)75 75 74 74 73 73 73 73 74 75 75 75 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 001 002 005 009 013 014 014 014 014 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...HATFIELD REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120402.BOYSC.01/TSA