FNUS74 KCRP 171126 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE 8 9...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 526 AM CST FRI DEC 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY EXCEPT FOR WARMER READINGS OVER THE WESTERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN TODAY PRIMARILY OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS. DRIER ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...YET WIND WILL REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG WARNING CRITERION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE GRADUALLY RETURNING TO THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THIS TIME. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY AND STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A NORTHEAST WIND WILL PREVAIL ON WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL RETURN QUICKLY BACK TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY...WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS RETURNING TO SOUTH TEXAS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM CLOUD COVER.....CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............54 54 54 57 58 59 55 RH..............66 70 68 66 65 65 77 20 FT WIND......NNE 8 NNE 8 N 10 N 13 N 14 N 13 NNE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..NNE 6 NNE 6 N 8 N 10 N 11 N 10 NNE 10 EYELVL WND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1300 1300 1600 1600 1600 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..NNE 14 NNE 14 N 18 N 23 N 24 N 23 NNE 21 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1300 1300 1600 1600 1600 1600 POP.............10 20 20 20 20 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...JEFF ADAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101217.CRANE.03/CRP