FNUS74 KEWX 111505 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMONS N BAIRD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 905 AM CST MON JAN 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 11. 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... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE FROM CENTERED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS OVER TO LOUISIANA WILL MOVE LITTLE DURING THE DAY...BRINGING LIGHT SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT AND BRING A LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND BY TUESDAY MORNING. CLOUDCOVER WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 51 52 RH..............50 42 42 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 SW 6 SW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 15 15 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 45 42 40 38 37 RH..............49 60 68 71 74 76 20 FT WIND......S 2 SW 2 W 2 NW 2 NW 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 SW 2 W 2 NW 2 NW 1 N 1 EYE LEVEL WIND.. HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 37 44 50 53 54 RH..............76 72 58 49 43 43 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 3 N 4 NE 3 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2 N 3 N 4 NE 3 E 3 E 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...09 REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100111.SIMON.01/EWX