FNUS74 KHGX 131510 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 93 SITE PREP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 910 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND HAS BROUGHT IN A VERY DRY AIRMASS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THIS MORNING...BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON WHEN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. IF THE WINDS DO NOT TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS EXPECTED...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE REQUIRED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND EAST OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AS THIS OCCURS...AND GRADUALLY VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 45 51 53 50 RH..............54 36 27 24 28 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 13 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2366 3090 3567 3697 3202 MIX HGT (M).....731 947 1097 1139 978 TRANSP WIND DIR.340 340 340 340 340 TRANSP WIND SPD.24 21 17 15 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 9 8 7 6 $$ FORECASTER...WONG REQUESTED BY...JASON KLAWINSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090112.COMPA.01/HGX