FNUS74 KEWX 271322 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW SALEM...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 822 AM CDT SAT MAR 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 27. 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... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PICK UP INTO THE MIDDLE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET. WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO LOWER RH...BUT RH WILL STAY IN THE LOWER 20S PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) AFTER NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............77 81 RH..............25 22 20 FT WIND......W 16 W 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 13 W 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........16 35 35 35 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 73 63 58 53 50 RH..............21 27 37 45 52 57 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 12 NW 8 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 11 NW 9 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........9 21 21 21 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 48 54 61 67 70 RH..............60 60 47 37 31 27 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 NW 9 N 14 N 13 N 12 N 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 20 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...05 REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100327.NEWSA.01/EWX