FNUS74 KTSA 031643 FWSTSA FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FCMTC...FORT CHAFFE, AR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1043 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LIGHT EAST WIND PERSISTS IN THE ARK RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...BY EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS SHOULD SWITCH TO THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AS THE VALLEY INVERSION BREAKS. JUST AFTER SUNSET...WINDS SHOULD BACK AROUND TO EASTERLY DIRECTION AGAIN AND PERSIST AT AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE SHALLOW INITIALLY /LESS THAN 2 KFT AGL/ BUT WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 3 KFT AGL THIS AFTERNOON AFTER THE VALLEY INVERSION BREAKS. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW PASSING HIGH CLOUDS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............41 45 50 54 57 58 58 58 DEWPT...........22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 RH..............47 42 36 32 30 30 30 32 20FT WIND DIR...E S S S S S S S 20FT SPD (MPH)..5 6 7 7 8 9 8 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 15 15 15 20 15 15 CLOUDS (%)......0 0 0 8 15 23 23 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..019 025 030 034 036 035 033 028 TR WIND DIR.....SE S S S S S S S TR WIND SPD(MPH)7 9 10 12 12 13 15 16 STABILITY.......B B B B B C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)47 49 50 53 56 58 58 57 VENT/1000(M 3/S)002 003 004 006 006 006 007 006 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 21 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP............42 42 44 49 55 60 63 67 69 70 71 69 DEWPT...........37 38 39 40 41 42 43 43 42 42 41 40 RH..............82 86 82 71 60 52 47 41 37 35 34 35 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20FT SPD (MPH)..7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 5 20FT GUST(MPH)..10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 CLOUDS (%)......40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... MIXHGT/100(FT)..004 005 006 007 017 029 040 047 052 054 056 055 TR WIND DIR.....SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TR WIND SPD(MPH)13 14 16 17 20 22 23 23 23 22 21 21 STABILITY.......F E D C C B C B C C D E 1700FT MIX T (F)56 56 56 57 58 60 62 64 67 68 68 66 VENT/1000(M 3/S)001 001 001 002 005 009 013 015 016 016 016 016 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...LACY REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130303.FCMTC.01/TSA