FNUS74 KTSA 191236 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TOUR ROAD NORTH...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 636 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL TEND TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY... WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............40 42 44 44 44 43 DEWPT...........17 17 17 17 17 17 RH..............39 36 34 34 34 35 20FT WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW 20FT SPD (MPH)..11 10 9 8 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..25 20 20 15 15 10 CLOUDS (%)......13 12 11 10 8 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..025 029 030 030 028 024 TR WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW TR WIND SPD(MPH)21 20 18 16 14 12 STABILITY.......C B C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)40 42 44 45 43 42 VENT/1000(M 3/S)007 008 007 007 005 004 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SLEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............20 20 21 24 27 30 33 35 37 37 38 37 DEWPT...........12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 RH..............70 74 75 68 60 55 51 50 49 50 52 54 20FT WIND DIR...NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......100 99 77 83 89 94 100 100 94 93 91 90 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN RN RN RN MIXHGT/100(FT)..001 000 000 001 004 008 011 014 015 016 015 012 TR WIND DIR.....NE E E E E E E E E E E E TR WIND SPD(MPH)7 7 7 8 9 12 13 13 13 13 14 16 STABILITY.......F E D C B B B B B C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)35 34 34 34 35 36 37 39 40 42 43 44 VENT/1000(M 3/S)000 000 000 000 000 001 002 002 003 003 003 003 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WITH POSSIBLE RAIN OR SLEET AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...SHERBON REQUESTED BY...NOLAN MOORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130219.TOURR.01/TSA