FNUS74 KEWX 161318 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR INKS DAM NFH PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 818 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS. REFER TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE FOR INFORMATION ON BURN RESTRICTIONS. .DISCUSSION... A TIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM TO THE WEST. A FEW LIGHT SPRINKLES WILL PASS OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 24 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 68 71 74 RH..............72 65 60 59 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 9 SE 8 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7 SE 9 SE 8 E 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 24 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 91 91 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 71 68 66 64 63 RH..............62 67 73 84 92 98 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 7 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 E 7 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..12 12 15 15 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 31 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........91 91 91 91 74 74 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 63 67 71 74 76 RH..............98 95 85 66 58 56 20 FT WIND......SE 11 SE 9 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 11 SE 9 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 NW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...01 REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090416.INKSD.02/EWX