FNUS74 KEWX 201307 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY SPRINGS RANCH...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 807 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 20. 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 STEADY EASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST TODAY. THE INVERSION WILL BREAK BETWEEN 9 AM AND 10 AM. WINDS WILL VARY FROM DUE EAST TO SOUTHEAST IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG SURFACE RIDGE AND THE STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER FLORIDA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000-4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 70 73 77 79 81 83 82 RH..............61 53 46 40 36 33 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 94 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 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.......3200-4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........20 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 80 76 72 69 66 64 62 61 60 58 58 RH..............32 34 39 45 52 58 64 70 74 79 83 86 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE E E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...06 REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HARPER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090520.CHERR.01/EWX