FNUS74 KEWX 011956 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDERNESS RIDGE FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 156 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1942 CST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. NORTHERLY 20-FT WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING CALM AFTER SUNSET. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE LOWER 20S AND UPPER TEENS WILL RECOVER INTO THE LOWER 50S OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO THE TEENS BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT NORTH WINDS MONDAY MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE EAST DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND TO THE SOUTHEAST BY MID-AFTERNOON. 20-FT WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN AT OR BELOW 15 MPH...BUT NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS MONDAY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 49 42 37 34 32 RH..............18 31 42 46 56 64 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 2 NE 0 E 0 E 1 E 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 N 2 NE 0 E 0 E 1 E 0 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. 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............30 35 47 59 66 69 RH..............70 60 39 28 22 21 20 FT WIND......E 0 E 1 SE 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 0 E 1 SE 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...25 REQUESTED BY...SARAH BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090228.WILDE.01/EWX