FNUS74 KEWX 270411 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR PANTHER FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1011 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2205 CST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS. REFER TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE FOR INFORMATION ON BURN RESTRICTIONS. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A FEW HOURS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHEN A DRY LINE AND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO THE MID TO UPPER 80S...WITH RAPIDLY FALLING DEW POINTS BEHIND THE DRY LINE. DRY WEST 20-FOOT LEVEL WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY IN WAKE OF THE DRY-LINE. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY. SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING...EXPECT VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AND POSSIBLY THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SATURDAY EVENING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVERING INTO THE 30S AND 40S. HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AGAIN SUNDAY...WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9900-10900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........33 59 59 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 70 65 61 RH..............47 55 61 67 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 26 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 64 57 53 53 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 62 68 74 84 84 RH..............78 87 67 38 29 29 20 FT WIND......W 2 NW 5 NW 6 N 6 N 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 NW 5 NW 6 N 6 N 7 N 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 5 $$ REQUESTED BY...SARAH BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090226.PANTH.01/EWX