FNUS74 KHGX 181215
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAWFISH UNIT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
715 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRIER AIR MASS IN PLACE FOR ONE MORE DAY. VEERING EAST WINDS TURN
AROUND TO THE GULF TOMORROW...MOISTURE LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. NEAR TERM EARLY MORNING LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS
WILL KEEP MIXING DEPTHS UNDER 1K FT THROUGH 9 AM...LIFTING TO AMPLE
3-5K FT DEPTHS ONCE INVERSION WASHES AWAY AROUND 10 AM. AFTER A
FEW DAYS OF 10-15 KT SOUTHERLIES...THE NEXT FRONT IS TIMED TO COME
ACROSS THE REGION EARLY-MID THURSDAY. NEAR-SURFACE INTERIOR 10 KNOT
WINDS...NEAR 20 KNOTS AT COAST...IN ITS WAKE IN CLOSING OUT THE
WEEK.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     68     70     72
RH..............65     57     53     51
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..12     10     9      8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2415  3179   3953   4250
MIX HGT (M).....736    969   1205   1295
TRANSP WIND DIR.120    070    070    070
TRANSP WIND SPD.9      13     15     15
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      6      7      7
CWR.............0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...BLOOD
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CHISOLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091018.CRAWF.01/HGX