FNUS74 KCRP 021507 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR FM2508 FIRE...TFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 907 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO SOUTH TEXAS TODAY...THEN BEGIN TO MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A GRADUAL RETURN OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY...THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE SOMEWHAT ELEVATED AGAIN TODAY. HOWEVER...20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10 MPH...IF NOT LOWER...WITH LESS WIND GUSTS TODAY THAN YESTERDAY WITH THE HIGH SETTLING INTO THE AREA. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE RIDGE OVER THE AREA...BUT WITH THE RIDGE MOVING NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY RETURN. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE CLOUDS...WARMER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BY MONDAY MORNING OVER THE REGION...WITH MAINLY WEAK NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT AS GULF MOISTURE INCREASES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN ON TUESDAY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE ON WEDNESDAY. SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE APPROACHING THE AREA BY SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 57 63 64 60 RH..............54 35 30 32 39 20 FT WIND......N 8 NE 8 ENE 8 E 7 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 NE 6 ENE 6 E 6 E 6 EYELVL WND GUST.10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2700 4100 4000 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12 ENE 9 E 8 ESE 8 E 12 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2700 4100 4000 3200 POP.............0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 50 46 45 45 44 RH..............45 60 69 69 71 74 20 FT WIND......ENE 7 ENE 6 ENE 5 ENE 3 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..ENE 6 ENE 5 ENE 4 ENE 3 NE 4 NE 5 EYELVL WND GUST.10 10 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1100 200 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 8 E 5 E 6 E 8 ESE 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1100 200 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 POP.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............44 50 59 66 69 68 RH..............76 68 59 51 51 55 20 FT WIND......NE 5 ENE 5 E 6 ESE 7 ESE 8 ESE 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4 ENE 4 E 5 ESE 6 ESE 6 ESE 6 EYELVL WND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 1600 3700 4100 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SSE 13 SE 13 SE 14 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 1600 3700 4100 3500 POP.............10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...BUCHANAN REQUESTED BY...SARAH BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110102.FM250.01/CRP