FNUS74 KEWX 021225 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDERNESS RIDGE FIRE...BASTROP CO EM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 625 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0623 CST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS VERY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE... .DISCUSSION... WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH AROUND 9 AM...THEN TURN SOUTH LATE THIS MORNING AND INCREASE TO NEAR 10 MPH BY AROUND 3 PM. DEW POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD NEAR STEADY AT AROUND 20 DEGREES THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN RH VALES FALLING INTO THE 15 TO 18 MPH RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TONIGHT WITH RECOVERIES OF RH TO 90 TO 95 PERCENT BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. ONLY HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF TUESDAY...AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. OFFSETTING THE SLOWLY IMPROVING MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BE AN INCREASE IN SOUTH WINDS TO AROUND 15 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP MOISTURE LEVELS UP THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........27 AT REQUEST...MAX 68. RH..................78 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 17 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 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 AT REQUEST...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 1800-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........25 25 25 25 25 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 32 45 58 66 68 RH..............78 62 37 22 18 17 20 FT WIND......NW 3 E 2 SE 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 1 E 1 SE 1 S 3 S 5 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..3 3 4 12 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 94 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........25 25 25 25 25 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 57 51 47 44 42 RH..............20 30 43 64 74 84 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 SE 1 EYE LEVEL WIND..12 4 4 4 3 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 16 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........25 25 25 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 45 55 66 72 74 RH..............92 94 68 51 42 40 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 5 SE 9 S 11 S 12 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 1 SE 3 SE 6 S 8 S 10 S 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..3 6 13 16 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...18 REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LONG TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090302.WILDE.01/EWX