FNUS74 KHGX 031352
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAZORIA PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
752 AM CST MON JAN 3 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME EAST THIS MORNING AND
THEN SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES WELL
TO THE EAST. THERE WAS A CLOUD DECK BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET ABOVE
THE GROUND LEVEL ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS THAT WAS NEAR VICTORIA AT 730 AM.
THIS CLOUD DECK CAN BE EXPECTED TO ADVANCE NORTHEASTWARD TODAY. THE
IMPACT TO THE SITE WILL BE TO LIKELY KEEP THE MIXING HEIGHTS BELOW
3000 FEET TODAY. THE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL QUICKLY FALL AROUND AND AFTER
SUNSET.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     47     55     59     59     52
RH..............92     74     61     60     64     86
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..10     9      9      9      10     10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....965    1787   2354   2609   2169   1219
MIX HGT (M).....294    545    718    795    661    372
TRANSP WIND DIR.100    110    120    130    140    130
TRANSP WIND SPD.9      13     9      10     13     14
TRANS SPD (M/S).4      6      4      4      6      6
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10
VENT RATE.......1211   3082   2953   3682   3741   2294
CATEGORY DAY....1      2      2      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CHISOLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110103.BRAZO.01/HGX