FNUS74 KEWX 091447
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR INKS DAM HATCHERY...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
847 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 09.
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.

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS
WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE AND CLEAR OUT ANY REMNANT FOG
OR LOW CLOUDS BY 11 AM. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE VERY GOOD AFTER DARK
WITH WINDS RETURNING TO LIGHT SOUTHERLY AND SOIL MOISTURE LEVELS
REMAINING HIGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
BY DAYTIME WEDNESDAY...BUT WETTING RAINS WILL BE UNLIKELY. A DISTURBANCE
WILL PASS THROUGH THE HILL COUNTRY BY EARLY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY...WITH
WEST WINDS MIXING BACK DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THESE WINDS COULD GUST TO 25
MPH WITH RH VALUES EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........5      5      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     73     76
RH..............35     26     24
20 FT WIND......270/10 260/10 240/9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     16     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..270/8  260/8  240/6
EYE LEVEL WIND..13     13     12
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

TIME (CST)      6 PM
SKY (%).........20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............72
RH..............27
20 FT WIND......200/7
20 FT WIND GUST.10
EYE LEVEL WIND..190/5
EYE LEVEL WIND..8

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 32 MPH.

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FORECASTER...18
REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100309.INKSD.01/EWX