FNUS74 KBRO 121152
FWSBRO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTAM 4  DAY OF BURN...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
552 AM CST THU NOV 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BROAD AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN A WARM AND DRY ENVIRONMENT
OVER DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. THE LIGHT SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT
AROUND TO THE EAST LATER TODAY. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE BY
THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 85.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 1 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................72  76  80  82  85  85  83  80
RH..................53  46  41  37  34  33  34  38
20 FT WIND DIR......NW  N   NE  E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD......1   2   3   3   3   3   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.....    5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW  N   NE  E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.....1   1   2   2   2   2   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.....    5   5   5   5   5   5   5

$$
FORECASTER...60
REQUESTED BY...THAD HERZBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091112.COTTA.02/BRO