FNUS74 KHGX 181303 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO CREEK UNIT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 703 AM CST WED FEB 18 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRYLINE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. THE BOUNDARY ITSELF (WITH THE DRIEST AIRMASS) PROBABLY WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE BURN SITE UNTIL AFTER 3 PM. FALLING HUMIDITY LEVELS ALONG WITH RAPID CLEARING CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. WARM TEMPERATURES AND THE DRY AIRMASS WILL PRODUCE LOW HUMIDITIES...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY COOLER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TEMP............72 73 76 79 80 81 82 81 80 RH..............82 79 68 58 56 51 46 45 43 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW WSW WSW WSW W W WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 12 MIX HGT (KFT)...1361 2957 3700 MIX HGT ( M).... 415 901 1128 TRANSP WIND DIR.230 240 240 250 260 270 280 300 320 TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 12 11 10 8 7 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............78 67 63 59 57 55 53 52 51 50 49 48 RH..............41 53 53 55 57 60 64 63 62 60 58 56 20 FT WIND DIR..WNW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2105 538 MIX HGT ( M).... 642 164 TRANSP WIND DIR.340 340 350 350 350 350 350 000 010 020 030 040 TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 6 6 15 16 17 18 20 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 8 8 9 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...47 REQUESTED BY...MARLANA WHITLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090218.BUFFA.01/HGX