FNUS74 KSJT 210024 FWSSJT SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWNWOOD BURN...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO 624 PM CST SAT FEB 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOOK FOR SURFACE WINDS AT IGNITION TIME TO BE MAINLY NORTHWEST AS ANOTHER SURFACE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. CURRENTLY...WE BELIEVE DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE INTO THE HEARTLAND AND EITHER DISSIPATE OR PUSH THE LOW CLOUDS EAST OF YOUR BURN AREA BY IGNITION TIME. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS TIMING. IF LOW CLOUDS ARE STILL PRESENT AT YOUR IGNITION TIME...EXPECT THE MIXING HEIGHT TO REMAIN LOWER THAN OUR FORECAST HEIGHT FOR YOUR IGNITION TIME UNTIL THE STRATUS EXITS YOUR BURN AREA. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4700-5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........49 41 33 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 66 67 67 RH..............60 58 50 45 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 9 NW 7 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 10 $$ FORECASTER...HUBER REQUESTED BY...RICH GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100221.BROWN.01/SJT