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FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP SWIFT...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1016 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 28.
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...

...ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...

A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS TONIGHT...AND BRING ANOTHER SURGE OF DRY AIR. THE MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE
AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT.  20-FOOT WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL BE
NORTH AND NORTHEAST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...AND
THEN DIMINISH TO NEAR 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  ELEVATED TO
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...WITH WIND SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-2700
                    FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 24 TO 32 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........15     11     10     8
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     71     77     80
RH..............29     19     14     12
20 FT WIND......N 15   N 15   N 14   N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 12   N 11   N 11   N 11
EYE LEVEL WIND..20     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...05
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GIBBS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.CAMPS.01/EWX