FNUS74 KHGX 072047 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR FM2611...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 247 PM CST SAT FEB 7 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS. GULF MOISTURE IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INCREASING RAIN CHANCES FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AT TIMES THROUGH OUT THE WEEKEND AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RESPONDS TO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS. .COMMENTS... WIND SPEEDS SHOULD STAY UP THROUGH 8PM. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN DROPPING TONIGHT BUT WONT FALL AS QUICKLY AS THE AIRMASS IS RELATIVELY WARM. RH VALUES SHOULD COME UP RELATIVELY QUICKLY TONIGHT AND SHOULD BE BACK UP BETWEEN 60 AND 70 PERCENT BY 8 PM AND BETWEEN 70 AND 80 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL FALL TO BELOW 500 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............77 RH..............56 20 FT WIND DIR..SE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 MIX HGT (M).....1555 TRANSP WIND DIR.170 TRANSP WIND SPD.21 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 CWR.............10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 67 64 63 62 61 RH..............55 65 75 78 84 87 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 10 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 2950 600 MIX HGT (M).....1340 900 183 TRANSP WIND DIR.170 150 150 170 170 160 TRANSP WIND SPD.22 18 12 15 17 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 8 7 7 8 7 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 61 66 70 72 72 RH..............90 90 78 68 66 68 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 14 17 21 21 21 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT).... MIX HGT (M)..... TRANSP WIND DIR.160 150 150 150 150 150 TRANSP WIND SPD.14 22 28 29 29 29 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 10 13 13 13 13 CWR.............10 10 10 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...MARLANA WHITLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090207.FM261.01/HGX