FNUS74 KHGX 291259 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DITCH 6-7 PILE BURN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 759 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JULY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ABUNDANT MOISTURE OVER THE AREA ACCOMPANIED BY DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. RAIN CHANCES MAY INCREASE OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH...THEN STALLS NEAR OR NORTH OF THE REGION. A HOT DRY PERIOD MAY BE SHAPING UP FOR NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER HIGH BECOMES REESTABLISHED OVER THE REGION. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 89 91 93 RH..............68 59 54 49 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 16 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 4200 5000 5500 TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 190 190 TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 21 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 DISPERSION CAT 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............91 88 85 83 82 81 RH..............54 61 72 80 85 88 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..18 17 15 14 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1200 TRANSP WIND DIR.180 180 180 180 180 180 TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 23 22 21 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 10 9 8 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 DISPERSION CAT 4 3 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............80 82 87 90 91 93 RH..............91 82 65 58 54 49 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 14 18 21 20 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT).... 1200 3200 4600 4600 TRANSP WIND DIR.180 190 190 190 190 190 TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 21 24 25 23 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 9 11 11 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...REILLY REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY MCGOUGH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090729.DITCH.01/HGX