FNUS74 KSJT 031339
FWSSJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT MTN RANCH 1E...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO
739 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
LEE TROUGH WONT BE AS QUITE AS STRONG ON WEDNESDAY...SO 20 FOOT
SOUTH WINDS SHOULD REMAIN SLIGHTLY LESS THAN CRITICAL VALUES OF
20 MPH. FIRE WEATHER DANGER HOWEVER WILL BE ELEVATED AS
TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE LOWER 80S...EVEN AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
INCREASES. LOOK FOR WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY...UP TO 30 MPH FOR AN HOUR...
AROUND 9 AM...AS THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION BREAKS.

WARM AND MILD CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOOK FOR SECONDARY WIND
MAXIMUM AROUND 11 PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT... AS A 45 KNOT LOW LEVEL
JET PARTIALLY MIXES TO THE GROUND. COULD SEE GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND
40 MPH IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE HILLS IN COKE COUNTY WHEN IT
DOES. DRIER...WARMER...WITH MORE SOUTHWEST WINDS ON THURSDAY AS
SURFACE TROUGH PASSES THROUGH.



.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............52     65     75     81     85
RH..............77     45     30     22     19
20 FT WIND......S 11   S 12   S 10   S 10   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     20

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNIGHT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............82     71     66     62     61     60
RH..............19     33     43     58     62     64
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 10   S 11   S 12   S 10   S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     25     20     15

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............56     56     68     77     83     86
RH..............77     74     40     27     19     15
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 10   S 11   S 12   S 12   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     25     25     25

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...MARK SIDES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090304.WILDC.04/SJT