FNUS74 KTSA 311557 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PERI UNIT 2...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1057 AM CDT WED OCT 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 CDT ON OCTOBER 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AFTER 12 PM WITH GUSTS NEAR 10 MPH POSSIBLE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............54 58 61 64 66 66 65 DEWPT...........34 33 34 34 35 35 36 RH..............48 41 36 33 32 31 33 20FT WIND DIR...N N NW NW NW NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..4 5 5 5 4 4 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 5 5 CLOUDS (%)......10 10 10 12 15 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..029 039 046 052 055 055 052 TR WIND DIR.....N N NW NW NW NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)10 12 14 15 16 17 15 STABILITY.......B B B B B C D 1700FT MIX T (F)49 55 61 64 66 66 65 VENT/1000(M 3/S)004 006 009 011 012 013 011 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............42 41 41 44 51 58 63 68 71 73 74 73 DEWPT...........38 38 39 41 42 43 44 44 45 45 45 46 RH..............87 90 96 88 72 58 49 43 38 36 36 37 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20FT GUST(MPH).. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......21 21 21 21 21 21 21 17 17 17 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..002 003 005 009 016 028 041 052 058 061 061 057 TR WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W TR WIND SPD(MPH)1 1 3 6 7 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 STABILITY.......F F E D C B B B B B C D 1700FT MIX T (F)68 69 69 70 70 69 68 68 70 73 74 72 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 001 002 003 006 007 009 011 011 010 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JANKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...NOLAN MOORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121031.PERIU.01/TSA