FNUS74 KBMX 141338 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOUSTON RX FIRE...US FS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 738 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 CST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... EXPECT THE CRITICAL VALUE OF 25 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO VERY CLOSE TO BEING REACHED THIS AFTERNOON...BUT IT SHOULD NOT LAST FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT A BIT THIS AFTERNOON TO THE SOUTHWEST. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 45 50 48 44 RH..............53 37 28 34 43 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 9 W 12 W 12 W 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2400 3000 3000 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 16 W 21 W 21 SW 18 DISPERSION......8 51 64 59 38 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 31 24 21 19 19 RH..............43 65 86 91 88 80 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 8 NW 9 NW 9 N 12 N 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 900 1100 1600 1500 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 W 12 NW 14 N 20 N 20 N 18 DISPERSION......19 10 17 11 19 21 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............18 24 31 34 35 33 RH..............70 47 32 26 23 23 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 12 N 12 N 10 N 10 N 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2100 2500 3000 3700 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 18 N 17 N 16 N 16 N 17 N 18 DISPERSION......25 22 20 49 57 61 $$ FORECASTER...LINHARES REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090114.HOUST.01/BMX