FNUS74 KEWX 151456 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR HWAKS NEST HOLLOW...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 856 AM CST WED DEC 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON DECEMBER 15. 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... AN INVERSION THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS DAYTIME HEATING PROGRESSES. MIXING WILL BE RAPID ONCE THE INVERSION BURNS OFF LATE THIS MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGHER WINDS MIX TO THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. WINDS AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS DAYTIME HEATING ENDS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTH. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........9 8 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 74 75 RH..............48 37 35 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 13 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 10 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........6 7 8 9 9 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 65 63 60 57 57 RH..............43 56 61 66 77 80 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 5 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 6 5 5 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 54 61 65 67 67 RH..............81 80 57 40 36 34 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 3 W 5 NW 8 N 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 3 SW 3 W 4 NW 6 N 5 N 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...99 REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101215.HWAKS.01/EWX