FNUS74 KTSA 231415 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FCMTC 528B 529F...ARKANSAS MILITARY DEPT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 915 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX OUT BY LATER THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL AID IN INCREASE T/TD SPREADS...HOWEVER A MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL SUPPRESS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TONIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............80 82 83 83 83 DEWPT...........63 63 62 62 62 RH..............56 53 51 49 50 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..7 6 6 6 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..20 20 20 20 20 CLOUDS (%)......57 54 50 47 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..052 057 060 059 052 TR WIND DIR.....S S S SW S TR WIND SPD(MPH)21 22 22 21 18 STABILITY.......B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)80 82 83 83 83 VENT/1000(M 3/S)015 017 018 017 013 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 0 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............64 63 63 66 70 74 78 80 82 84 84 84 DEWPT...........60 60 61 61 62 62 63 63 62 62 61 61 RH..............87 88 91 85 75 66 60 55 51 48 46 47 20FT WIND DIR...E E E E E SE SE S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CLOUDS (%)......70 75 71 68 64 60 57 53 51 48 46 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..000 000 007 015 024 032 040 047 054 057 057 051 TR WIND DIR.....E E E SE SE S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)2 5 8 10 14 16 18 21 22 22 22 20 STABILITY.......F F D D C C B B B B C C 1700FT MIX T (F)78 77 77 76 70 74 78 80 82 84 84 84 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 002 005 007 010 013 016 017 017 014 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... MUCH COOLER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HAAKE REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121023.FCMTC.02/TSA