FNUS74 KTSA 031118 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RED BANK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 618 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH SURFACE HEATING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............71 73 75 77 78 79 79 DEWPT...........63 63 64 64 64 63 63 RH..............76 72 69 65 62 60 59 20FT WIND DIR...E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..4 4 5 5 5 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......72 72 73 72 71 70 69 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..028 033 037 039 040 039 037 TR WIND DIR.....SE SE S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)9 10 12 14 15 17 20 STABILITY.......B B B B B B D 1700FT MIX T (F)74 74 75 77 78 79 78 VENT/1000(M 3/S)003 004 006 007 008 009 010 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24 TO 30 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............61 60 61 64 67 69 72 74 75 77 77 78 DEWPT...........58 57 56 56 55 55 54 54 54 53 53 53 RH..............89 88 85 76 67 60 54 50 46 44 43 42 20FT WIND DIR...SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 11 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 CLOUDS (%)......62 60 56 53 50 46 43 40 41 42 43 44 WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 003 013 022 031 039 045 051 054 055 054 047 TR WIND DIR.....SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)2 3 6 9 14 17 21 24 26 28 28 30 STABILITY.......F F E D C B B B B B C D 1700FT MIX T (F)77 76 73 69 67 68 71 74 76 77 77 77 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 003 006 009 013 017 019 021 021 019 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DARBY REQUESTED BY...SAM MCFARLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.REDBA.01/TSA