FNUS74 KHGX 131330 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR CANVASBACK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 730 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...BORDERLINE RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... 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 AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. IF THE WINDS ARE SLOWER TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE REQUIRED. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 45 50 53 56 57 58 57 55 RH..............59 47 36 31 26 27 26 27 27 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 20 18 16 16 15 15 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1250 1925 3173 MIX HGT (KM)....381 587 967 TRANSP WIND DIR.350 350 350 350 350 350 350 000 000 TRANSP WIND SPD.32 30 29 28 26 25 24 22 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).14 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 43 41 38 37 36 34 33 32 31 30 30 RH..............32 43 46 54 56 61 66 69 72 75 78 78 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1116 229 MIX HGT (KM)....340 70 TRANSP WIND DIR.000 010 030 040 060 070 080 090 100 120 130 150 TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 16 14 13 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 8 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...47 REQUESTED BY...MARLANA WHITLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090113.CANVA.01/HGX