FNUS74 KEWX 121559
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RODGERS PLATEAU...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
959 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION
FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS. REFER TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR THE TEXAS
FOREST SERVICE FOR INFORMATION ON BURN RESTRICTIONS.

.DISCUSSION...
TABULAR PORTION BELOW CONTAINS WINDS IN DEGREES AS REQUESTED. ANOTHER
VERY DRY DAY ON TAP WITH LIMITED MIXING UNTIL MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH OVERNIGHT...WITH ANOTHER VERY DRY AIRMASS
MOVING IN BEHIND IT. WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY REACH CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS IN TANDEM FOR AN HOUR OR TWO TUESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................23 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 1-5 MPH INCREASING 5-10 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5-10 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING
                    10-15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5 BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2000-2900
                    FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   2   3   5   10  12
TEMP............58  61  64  64  62  60
RH..............23  20  18  17  18  20
20 FT WIND DIR..200 190 180 180 170 160
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   6   7   9   11
20 FT WIND GUST.6   8   10  12  14  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.200 180 170 170 160 150
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   5   5   6   7   8
EYE LVL WND GST.4   6   7   9   10  11
HAINES INDEX....4   4   5   5   5   5

.TOMORROW...
DRY AND BREEZY. WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY...THEN DECREASING
IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 14-19 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...11
REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090112.RODGE.01/EWX