FNUS74 KBRO 291914
FWSBRO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHITO RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
214 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY
AS A MOIST ONSHORE FLOW PREVAILS. HOWEVER...WINDY CONDITIONS FROM
THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ARE ALSO EXPECTED...LIKELY RESULTING IN SOME
DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE PRESCRIBED WILDFIRE TOMORROW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........82 AT IGNITION...MAX 93.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 69 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 18 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............70  58  58  58  58  58  58  26  26  26  26  26
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................76  76  78  82  85  87  90  91  92  93  93  92
                    MIN HUMIDITY........95  96  89  79  71  66  61  55  53  51  51  52
20 FT WIND DIR......SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD......15  15  16  18  20  20  17  16  16  16  16  15
20 FT WIND GUST.....25  25  25  30  30  30  30  25  25  25  25  25
EYE LVL WND DIR.....SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.....9   9   10  11  11  11  10  10  10  10  10  9
EYE LVL WND GST.....25  25  25  30  30  30  30  25  25  25  25  25

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FORECASTER...TOMASELLI
REQUESTED BY...THAD HERZBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100430.RANCH.01/BRO