FNUS74 KTSA 081403 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FCMTC 561...ARKANSAS MILITARY DEPT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 803 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON JANUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF RAIN WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............56 57 57 56 DEWPT...........37 38 39 40 RH..............49 49 51 55 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 5 5 4 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......75 80 84 89 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN MIXHGT/100(FT)..028 028 026 023 TR WIND DIR.....S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)13 13 13 13 STABILITY.......C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)55 57 56 55 VENT/1000(M 3/S)005 005 005 004 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 38 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............47 47 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 53 53 53 DEWPT...........45 45 46 46 47 47 48 48 48 49 49 49 RH..............92 94 96 94 92 90 88 87 86 86 87 87 20FT WIND DIR...E E E E E E E E E E E E 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......97 97 97 98 98 99 99 99 99 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN MIXHGT/100(FT)..005 005 006 006 006 007 007 008 009 009 009 008 TR WIND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E TR WIND SPD(MPH)7 7 7 9 16 24 30 33 35 36 38 38 STABILITY.......F E D D C C C C C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)67 68 68 66 62 56 51 50 51 53 52 52 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 001 001 001 002 003 004 004 004 005 004 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DARBY REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130108.FCMTC.01/TSA