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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO CREEK UNIT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
645 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2009

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT
AROUND MIDDAY AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AT THE BURN AREA. AT THE
SAME TIME...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 15 MPH. THE GUSTY
WINDS...DRY AIRMASS...AND DRY FUELS AND VEGETATION...WILL CREATE
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE IGNITION AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRE TODAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     51     57     60     57
RH..............29     21     19     18     21
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..18     18     17     15     10
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1470   2000   2400   2800   1700
VENT RATE(M2/S).4149   5645   6774   6586   2666
TRANSP WIND DIR.350    000    000    350    350
TRANSP WIND SPD.23     21     20     18     16
TRANS SPD (M/S).10     9      9      8      7
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     43     38     35     32     30
RH..............25     38     46     52     58     63
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..8      6      6      6      6      6
20 FT WIND GUST.10
MIX HGT (FT)....100    100    100    100    100    100
VENT RATE.......125     94     94     94     94     94
TRANSP WIND DIR.350    300    230    180    180    180
TRANSP WIND SPD.14     9      5      0      0      0
TRANS SPD (M/S).6      4      2      0      0      0
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.MONDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     35     49     60     66     66
RH..............69     59     37     27     24     26
20 FT WIND DIR..N      NE     E      E      SE     S
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6      5      2      3      7
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   1060   1600   2200   2880   2880
VENT RATE.......305    997    1254   690    1319   3073
TRANSP WIND DIR.180    190    200    210    200    190
TRANSP WIND SPD.0      0      1      3      8      12
TRANS SPD (M/S).0      0      0      1      4      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...REILLY
REQUESTED BY...MARLANA WHITLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090301.BUFFA.01/HGX