FNUS74 KEWX 161225
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY PASTURE BURN...MURRAY RANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
625 AM CST THU DEC 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 CST ON DECEMBER 17.
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...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN HILL COUNTRY WITHIN THE
NEXT FEW HOURS (08/09 LOCAL TIME). THIS IS A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL
BE FROM THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
35-40 PERCENT LATE THIS MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON PERIOD. DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS
AND BREEZY NORTHERLY FLOW TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........49  46  44  45  45  46  47  47  45  45  44  42
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TEMP............56  56  56  57  58  59  60  60  60  61  60  58
RH..............100 95  82  75  67  55  50  46  41  38  39  40
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   8   9   10  10  10  10  9   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  20  25  25  25  25  25  20  20
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  W   NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   7   9   10  12  12  11  10  10  8
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  20  25  25  25  25  25  20  20
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

$$
FORECASTER...17
REQUESTED BY...DON MURRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101217.MURRA.01/EWX