FNUS74 KEWX 241420
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMONS SOUTH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
920 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JULY 24.
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...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND CLOUDY SKIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. THE AFTERNOON WILL
BE MOSTLY SUNNY...HOT AND DRY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900-7400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........60     47     47
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............87     91     93
RH..............38     32     29
20 FT WIND......160 5  150 6  140 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..160 5  150 6  140 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900-8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-3000 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM
SKY (%).........47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............92
RH..............30
20 FT WIND......150 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10
EYE LEVEL WIND..150 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..10
HAINES INDEX....5

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FORECASTER...13
REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090724.SIMON.01/EWX