FNUS74 KEWX 030044 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDERNESS RIDGE FIRE...BASTROP CO EM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 644 PM CST MON MAR 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1457 CST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8PM THIS EVENING. AFTER 8PM THROUGH 9AM WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. DEW POINTS OF 15 TO 18 DEGREES WILL SLOWLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASING TO 75 TO 80 PERCENT BY SUNRISE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 30S TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHERLY 20-FT WINDS TUESDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY 10AM TUESDAY MORNING. THE CONTINUING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL HELP KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT OR ABOVE 40 PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 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.......2100-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........34 34 34 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 56 50 46 43 40 RH..............19 29 42 54 64 76 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 S 3 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 S 3 SE 2 SE 2 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 14 14 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 43 54 64 70 72 RH..............85 77 56 41 34 33 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 5 SE 8 S 10 S 12 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 SE 5 SE 8 S 10 S 12 S 11 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 15 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...10 REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LONG TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090302.WILDE.02/EWX