FNUS74 KTSA 131950 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DRYSDALE SITE PREP RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 150 PM CST THU DEC 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON DECEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN TOMORROW AND SATURDAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING RAIN CHANCES FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............55 57 59 58 54 DEWPT...........23 21 20 20 20 RH..............28 22 22 25 27 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE S 20FT SPD (MPH)..6 5 5 4 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..20 15 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......4 4 3 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..023 027 028 025 019 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)13 13 13 13 12 STABILITY.......C C C D D 1700FT MIX T (F)52 55 55 55 52 VENT/1000(M 3/S)004 005 005 004 003 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............32 32 32 36 41 45 49 52 54 55 54 53 DEWPT...........24 25 25 26 26 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 RH..............73 75 76 66 56 48 43 39 37 38 39 42 20FT WIND DIR...E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CLOUDS (%)......8 18 33 53 59 66 74 74 74 73 70 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..001 000 000 001 006 013 020 026 031 033 032 029 TR WIND DIR.....E E E E E SE S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)3 3 3 5 7 9 12 14 15 16 18 21 STABILITY.......F D D D C C C C C C D D 1700FT MIX T (F)55 55 55 54 55 55 49 52 54 55 54 53 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 000 001 002 003 005 006 007 008 008 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...HAAKE REQUESTED BY...MIKE KLICK -AFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121214.DRYSD.01/TSA