FNUS74 KEWX 231349 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR TFS WILDLAND ACADEMY...BASTROP COUNTY OEM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 849 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 23. 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... A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED EARLY TODAY...WITH BEST CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS OVER CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. SOME DRYING TOMORROW...BUT SURFACE WINDS REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................4. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900-4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........80 80 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............74 78 81 82 RH..............78 70 64 60 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 13 S 13 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 10 S 10 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 69. RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. LAL.................4 UNTIL 1900...THEN 3. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100-2800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 81 81 81 86 86 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............81 77 74 72 71 70 RH..............63 71 81 87 91 93 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7 SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........86 90 72 72 46 46 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............69 70 75 80 84 86 RH..............97 95 80 65 56 49 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 10 S 14 S 14 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 S 7 S 10 S 10 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...05 REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LONG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101023.TFSWI.03/EWX