FNUS74 KEWX 051328
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR...CITY OF AUSTIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
728 AM CST TUE JAN 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 05.
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...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY...ALLOWING RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO NEAR 40 PERCENT BY NOON...AND 30-35 PERCENT BY 3 PM.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES  WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE 50 PERCENT BY 9 PM...70
PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT AND RECOVER TO NEAR 100 PERCENT BY SUNRISE.
LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT EASTERLY BY
9 AM...EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY 7-10 MPH BY NOON...AND SOUTHEASTERLY NEAR
10 MPH BY 3 PM. MIXING HEIGHTS NEAR 2000 FT (ABOVE GROUND) THIS MORNING
WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 2500 FT (AGL) THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
DECREASE TO NEAR 1000 FT (AGL) OVERNIGHT AND INCREASING TO 1500 FT (AGL)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS AT MIXING HEIGHT LEVEL WILL BE EASTERLY
NEAR 5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING  SOUTHEASTERLY 5-7 MPH BY 1 PM...AND
SOUTHEASTERLY NEAR 10 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND GRADUALLY SHIFT FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. MIXING
HEIGHT WINDS AT MIDNIGHT WILL BE SOUTHERLY 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO
SOUTHERLY 15-20 MPH BY NOON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........15     33     33     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
RH..............48     40     36     40
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 6   S 6    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4   SE 6   S 6    SE 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........27     27     40     75     75     82
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
RH..............43     51     58     66     79     85

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........60     60     60     70     70     70
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
RH..............88     99     89     89     83     82
20 FT WIND......S 3    SE 3   SE 5   S 7    S 9    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3    SE 3   SE 5   S 7    S 9    S 7
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      10     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...25
REQUESTED BY...GLEN GILLMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100105.LITTL.01/EWX