FNUS74 KHGX 161358 AAA FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR CANVASBACK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 758 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. HIGH CLOUDS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST MAY NOT MAKE IT OVER THE REGION AS THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE NORTHWEST WITH TIME. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TONIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME MORE EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST BY SATURDAY. HOWEVER THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN MOSTLY DRY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 44 46 48 50 51 51 51 49 47 RH..............65 60 55 51 48 46 46 46 52 56 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1467 1674 1897 2099 2323 2475 2464 2203 1789 1339 MIX HGT (M).....447 510 578 640 708 754 751 671 545 408 TRANSP WIND DIR.060 070 070 070 070 060 060 070 080 090 TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 10 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 5 4 5 6 7 7 7 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...WONG REQUESTED BY...MARLANA WHITLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090116.CANVA.01/HGX