FNUS74 KSJT 262223
FWSSJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO
423 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH LATER TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE CONCHO VALLEY REGION BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING AND
A SECONDARY FRONT IS EXPECTED SATURDAY. THE FIRST COLD FRONT WILL
BRING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE AREA...THIS WILL HELP KEEP RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY BUT WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY IN THE
AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. ON SATURDAY WITH THE
SECOND FRONT 20 FOOT WINDS MAY APPROACH 20 MPH BUT AT THIS TIME
THE THINKING IS WINDS WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE ON SATURDAY.

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 29 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 24 TO 26 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............42     41     49     55     55     57
RH..............53     50     33     24     23     20
20 FT WIND......N 17   N 16   N 14   N 14   N 12   N 11
20 FT WIND GUST.35     25     25     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...STATES
REQUESTED BY...HOLLIS FARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090227.WILDC.03/SJT