FNUS74 KHGX 081533 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR FM2611...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 933 AM CST SUN FEB 8 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WIND SPEEDS WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE TODAY...TONIGHT...AND MONDAY. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL HELP DIMINISH THE WINDS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IN THE MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WIND FORECAST IS HIGH FOR TODAY...MODERATE FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 65 69 71 71 RH..............100 87 76 68 68 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..16 21 22 23 23 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....175 400 570 2250 2420 MIX HGT (M).....53 122 174 686 738 TRANSP WIND DIR.150 150 150 150 150 TRANSP WIND SPD.20 30 32 36 36 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 13 14 16 16 VENT RATE.......466 1631 2503 10937 11764 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 67 65 64 64 63 RH..............78 81 87 93 93 97 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..23 22 22 22 20 18 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....860 600 560 560 520 290 MIX HGT (M).....262 183 171 171 158 88 TRANSP WIND DIR.130 130 140 140 150 150 TRANSP WIND SPD.31 31 31 30 29 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).14 14 14 13 13 12 VENT RATE.......3641 2540 2371 2283 2038 1046 CWR.............10 10 10 20 20 20 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 64 67 70 72 72 RH..............97 93 84 76 71 73 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..18 17 18 18 18 17 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....280 315 1060 1575 2145 2145 MIX HGT (M).....85 96 323 480 654 654 TRANSP WIND DIR.160 170 170 180 190 190 TRANSP WIND SPD.26 36 39 35 38 33 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 16 17 16 17 15 VENT RATE.......1010 1531 5651 7409 11099 9754 CWR.............30 30 30 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...LEWIS REQUESTED BY...MARLANA WHITLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090208.FM261.01/HGX