FNUS74 KSHV 261946 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR WRANGLER...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 246 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1401 CDT ON OCTOBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT IS LOCATED ATOP THE BURN SITE AT THIS HOUR...AND WILL DRIFT SOUTH TO NEAR A JASPER TEXAS...TO ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA LINE BY EARLY EVENING BEFORE STALLING. THERE IS A SHARP GRADIENT IN RH/S ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT...WITH RH/S FALLING SHARPLY TO BETWEEN 55-60% BY 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL REDEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT...GENERALLY BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. HIGHER RH/S MAY RETURN NORTH ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT SLOWLY BACKS NORTH AS A WARM FRONT...BUT THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY EVENING. WESTERLY 20 FT WINDS BELOW 10 MPH NEAR THE FRONT TODAY WILL BECOME NORTHWEST...BUT BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........29 29 50 55 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 80 79 78 RH..............76 65 58 54 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 11 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 MIXHGT MSL (KM).1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 4 4 CWR.............20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........68 70 71 71 73 70 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............76 72 68 67 67 65 RH..............62 73 88 92 93 96 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 S 1 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST. MIXHGT MSL (FT).3200 1500 1500 1500 600 600 MIXHGT MSL (M)..980 460 460 460 180 180 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 67 57 57 47 46 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 64 72 79 84 85 RH..............98 98 86 66 55 51 20 FT WIND......SE 1 S 2 S 5 S 5 SW 6 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 5 MIXHGT MSL (FT).600 600 600 600 4900 4900 MIXHGT MSL (M)..180 180 180 180 1490 1490 TRANSPORT WIND..E 2 E 3 E 3 E 3 W 14 W 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 1 E 1 E 1 E 1 W 6 W 6 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...HANSFORD REQUESTED BY...DAN BELANGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101026.WRANG.01/SHV