FNUS74 KEWX 010200
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTLE TOWN ROAD FIRE...BASTROP COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
800 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1401 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. DEWPOINTS WILL
REMAIN LOW RESULTING ON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OVERNIGHT REMAINING
BELOW 50 PERCENT.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN PLUMMET INTO THE UPPER TEENS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT 20-FT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW
10 MPH.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 29 TO 32 MPH.

TIME (CST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     46     41     37     35     33
RH..............25     31     35     40     44     48
20 FT WIND......N 11   N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.25     10     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 11   N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    NW 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     36     44     52     57     58
RH..............50     44     32     23     20     19
20 FT WIND......NW 6   N 8    N 9    N 7    N 7    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6   N 8    N 9    N 7    N 7    N 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     15     15     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...13
REQUESTED BY...MIKE FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090228.COTTL.01/EWX