FNUS74 KHGX 231246 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SANDY SOUTH...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 746 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE REPEATED EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DEWPOINTS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AND CLOUDS WILL AS WELL. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE BETTER THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC TEMP............72 76 79 81 83 85 86 85 82 RH..............64 56 50 47 43 40 39 41 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 18 20 20 20 20 18 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1823 1823 1822 1822 MIX HGT (KM)....584 585 585 586 586 555 555 555 555 TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 190 190 190 180 180 180 180 TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 24 25 26 26 26 26 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LICHTER REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090423.BIGSA.01/HGX