FNUS74 KEWX 041451
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER BEAR-2...CITY OF AUSTIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
851 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON MARCH 04.
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...
INCREASING SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE INCREASES IN WEST TEXAS...ASSOCIATED
WITH A DISTURBANCE THAT WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN ROCKIES FRIDAY.
BREEZY SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY
AND AGAIN FRIDAY...ALONG WITH INCREASING CLOUDINESS AND HUMIDITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
                    MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    3700-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........31     31     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
RH..............51     44     42
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 13   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9    S 12   S 13
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........26     26     47     85     85     85
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
RH..............47     59     69     76     80     83
20 FT WIND......SE 9   S 9    S 9    S 8    S 7    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7   S 6    S 6    S 6    S 5    S 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15     15     10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........93     93     93     90     75     75
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
RH..............95     87     76     66     57     55
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 6   SE 9   S 14   S 13   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     20     20     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4   SE 5   SE 7   S 10   S 10   S 8
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      10     15     20     20     15

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REQUESTED BY...GLEN GILLMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100304.LOWER.01/EWX