FNUS74 KHGX 081608
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAUSE PATCH 3...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1008 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION
THROUGH THE DAY.THUS...EXPECT NORTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS TO BE
MODERATE TO STRONG IN MAGNITUDE. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN
IN THE 20S TO LOW 30S FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY...NEARING
FREEZING FOR A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE. SATURDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY
PROVE TO BE EVEN COLDER AS WINDS DECREASE AND SKIES CLEAR. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH RAIN CHANCES INCREASING BY THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     30     32     32
RH..............39     34     32     33
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..16     16     15     13
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3259  3652   3859   3639
MIX HGT (M)..... 993  1113   1176   1109
TRANSP WIND DIR. 360    350    350    350
TRANSP WIND SPD. 25     25     24     24
TRANS SPD (M/S). 11     11     11     11

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     29
RH..............36     40
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..10     9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3100  2866
MIX HGT (M)..... 945   874
TRANSP WIND DIR. 360    360
TRANSP WIND SPD. 23     21
TRANS SPD (M/S). 10     9

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FORECASTER...BLOOD
REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100108.PRAUS.01/HGX