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FNUS74 KTSA 121401
FWSTSA
SPOT FORECAST FOR STARR BURN...ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
801 AM CST THU FEB 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NWS TULSA AT (918)838-7838, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT EAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST LATE
MORNING, THEN BACK TO EASTERLY TONIGHT. FOR THE MOST PART SPEEDS
WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH BUT A FEW GUSTS TO 10-15 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. SKIES WILL SHIFT FROM MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY
TODAY BUT NO RAIN WILL OCCUR. HUMIDITY WILL FALL FROM AROUND 70%
THIS MORNING TO 35% THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............32 INCREASING TO 38 IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18360 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (30163 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
1700FT AVG MIX T(F).61.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 24 21 19 18 16 27 28 26 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............43 47 52 57 61 64 65 67 66 65
DEWPOINT........31 32 33 33 34 36 37 39 39 40
RH..............62 55 49 41 36 35 35 36 37 40
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 8 10 8 8 7 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.6 4.2 3.4 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 13 10 9 8 8 8 7 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 18 18 18 30 30 30 30 30 30
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
1700FT MIX T(F).60 60 60 60 60 61 61 62 62 63
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............39.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3934 KNOT-FT).
STABILITY CLASS.....6.
1700FT AVG MIX T(F).64.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........31 34 39 27 40 39 29 36 25 24 25 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............62 57 55 52 51 50 49 48 47 47 45 45
DEWPOINT........40 41 41 40 40 40 39 39 38 38 37 37
RH..............44 55 59 63 66 68 68 71 71 71 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
1700FT MIX T(F).63 63 63 63 63 63 63 64 64 65 66 66
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............38 INCREASING TO 48.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11803 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (32786 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
1700FT AVG MIX T(F).68.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 39 46 52 53 55 56 59 63 66 71 76
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 44 46 52 57 62 65 68 70 71 70 68
DEWPOINT........37 37 38 40 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50
RH..............73 76 73 63 57 50 48 45 44 44 47 53
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.3 3.3 4.2 4.5 3.6 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 12 12 12 12 12 33 33 33 33 33 33
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
1700FT MIX T(F).67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69
FORECASTER...D.HODGES
REQUESTED BY...JERALD MCBRIDE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/12/26
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