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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO RICO...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
352 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1546 CDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
WILDFIRE WILL AID FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. OTHERWISE...MODERATE
GUSTY WINDS AND HOT TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL GIVE WAY TO
COOLER TEMPEARTURES AND DIMINISHING WINDS TONIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)          3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............47  47  47
WEATHER COV.........ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE........RW  RW  RW
TEMP................98  99  97
RH..................35  33  36
20 FT WIND DIR......SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD......13  14  15
20 FT WIND GUST.....20  20  25
EYE LVL WND DIR.....SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.....7   7   8
EYE LVL WND GST.....20  20  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.

TIME (CDT)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).............47  47  47  47  47  47  47  20  20  20  20  20
WEATHER COV.........ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE........RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP................95  93  90  87  85  84  83  83  82  81  81  81
RH..................40  45  52  60  66  70  74  75  76  79  80  81
20 FT WIND DIR......SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD......16  15  13  9   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.....25  25  20  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.....SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.....8   8   7   5   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   2
EYE LVL WND GST.....25  25  20  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5

$$
FORECASTER...TOMASELLI
REQUESTED BY...THAD HERZBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.RIORI.01/BRO