FNUS74 KEWX 071500 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR TATERHILL LOWLANDS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 900 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON DECEMBER 07. 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... ...LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE TONIGHT INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH LATE THIS EVENING AS COLD FRONT MOVES OVER... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1300-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 52 55 57 59 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 57 59 61 59 57 RH..............41 38 36 34 37 41 20 FT WIND DIR..170 170 170 170 170 170 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 9 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 7 7 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......2000-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. 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.......1500-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 26 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...17 REQUESTED BY...KEVIN CARTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101207.TATER.01/EWX