FNUS74 KHGX 291402
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAM HOUSTON C-41...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
802 AM CST THU JAN 29 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY AS A WEAK AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES INTO NORTHWEST TEXAS. MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD BE HIGHER
THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS. SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN SATURDAY AND PERSIST INTO
SUNDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON SUNDAY
BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN.

LIGHT NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHEAST
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL FALL QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET
DUE TO A STRONG INVERSION. AN AREA OF LOW CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE REGION
FROM THE EAST THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE ONCE MORNING TEMPERATURES
REACH THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S. IF THE CLOUDS PERSIST...MIXING HEIGHTS
AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN LOWER THAN FORECAST. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
BE LOWER NEAR ANY BODY OF WATER.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM    6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE    NONE
TEMP............42     52     58     58      53
RH..............50     36     29     30      44
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      NE      NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      9      9       7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10      8
MIX HGT (FT)....1363   2723   3441   4026    654
MIX HGT (M).....415    830    1049   1228    200
TRANSP WIND DIR.010   010    020    020    030
TRANSP WIND SPD.8     12     12     12      08
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      5      5      5       4
CWR.............0      0      0      0       0

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FORECASTER...ROESELER
REQUESTED BY...RANDY PREWITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090129.SAMHO.01/HGX