FNUS74 KHGX 271227 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SANDY SOUTH...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 727 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG ONSHORE WINDS REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TOMORROW. INCREASED THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHWESTERLY DISTURBANCE(S) MOVING ACROSS THE REGION...IN TANDEM WITH A LOW LEVEL JET AND FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS...WILL PROVIDE THE GROUNDWORK FOR INITIATING MID DAY THUNDER. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM AS LOW AS 1500 FT TO NEAR-4000 FT IN THE MORNING. 2500 FT TO 4000 FT RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............74 77 78 79 80 81 82 81 RH..............79 71 67 62 60 58 56 60 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 18 17 17 17 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............80 79 76 74 74 72 72 71 70 69 69 68 RH..............62 64 71 79 79 84 84 87 90 93 97 100 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 CWR.............50 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............68 68 70 71 74 77 79 80 81 82 83 82 RH..............100 100 93 87 79 71 67 62 60 58 59 61 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...BLOOD REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090427.BIGSA.01/HGX