FNUS74 KTSA 101334 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FCMTC 548 553...ARKANSAS MILITARY DEPT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 834 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND IS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TODAY WITH SUNNY SKIES AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS IN CONTROL. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............59 62 65 67 69 70 70 70 DEWPT...........48 46 45 44 43 43 42 43 RH..............66 56 48 43 40 38 36 37 20FT WIND DIR...NE NE NE NE NE E E E 20FT SPD (MPH)..4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......35 31 27 23 19 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..027 035 041 046 051 054 055 052 TR WIND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE E E E TR WIND SPD(MPH)18 16 12 8 7 7 7 8 STABILITY.......C B B B B B B C 1700FT MIX T (F)60 64 68 71 73 74 75 75 VENT/1000(M 3/S)007 008 007 005 005 005 005 006 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............56 55 55 60 65 70 74 77 80 81 82 82 DEWPT...........49 50 51 51 52 53 55 56 56 57 58 59 RH..............80 82 85 74 63 55 50 47 45 44 43 46 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......72 70 69 69 68 67 67 66 66 65 65 65 WEATHER COV.....SCH 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)..001 001 006 014 023 034 045 053 058 060 060 058 TR WIND DIR.....E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)7 8 10 14 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 STABILITY.......F F D D C C B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)65 65 66 68 63 68 72 75 77 79 79 79 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 003 005 008 011 013 014 015 015 014 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LACY REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121010.FCMTC.01/TSA