FNUS74 KHGX 271345
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ATTWATER PATCH S - 2...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
745 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON TAP TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...USHERING IN A COOLER AND DRIER
AIR MASS. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING
INTO THE 20S... AND DRY FUELS...WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. TIME OF FRONTAL PASSAGE FOR THIS LOCATION IS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............75     80     83     83
RH..............69     60     55     55
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..17     17     16     15
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   1800   2400   2300
MIX HGT (M).....366    549    732    701
TRANSP WIND DIR.200    200    190    180
TRANSP WIND SPD.14     15     13     10
TRANS SPD (M/S).6      7      6      4
CWR.............10     10     10     10
VENT RATE.......2634   4234   4892   4688

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     65     60     56     54     52
RH..............58     84     87     83     80     77
20 FT WIND DIR..S      W      NW     N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..13     5      6      15     13     13
20 FT WIND GUST.15                   20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   800    600    500    400    400
MIX HGT (M).....335    244    183    152    122    122
TRANSP WIND DIR.170    120    050    000    350    350
TRANSP WIND SPD.8      7      8      10     13     16
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      3      4      4      6      7
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10
VENT RATE.......1380   878    659    784    815    1004

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     52     58     62     65     64
RH..............77     66     51     41     30     28
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..16     23     28     26     24     22
20 FT WIND GUST.20     30     35     35     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   1500   1800   2200   2700   3800
MIX HGT (M).....305    457    549    671    823    1158
TRANSP WIND DIR.350    350    000    000    000    000
TRANSP WIND SPD.21     25     31     35     37     37
TRANS SPD (M/S).9      11     14     16     17     17
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10
VENT RATE.......3293   5880   8750   12074  15665  22047

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FORECASTER...REILLY/OVERPECK
REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090227.ATTWA.01/HGX