FNUS74 KHGX 061438 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR MAD ISLAND MARSH...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 838 AM CST THU JAN 6 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT ABUNDANT SUNSHINE TODAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW VERY THIN HIGH CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL BECOME MORE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DROP QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL FALL BELOW 600 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 57 63 65 62 RH..............74 47 35 34 44 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 10 MIX HGT (FT)....389 1455 2285 2580 2310 MIX HGT (M).....118 442 695 784 702 TRANSP WIND DIR.060 360 350 350 350 TRANSP WIND SPD.7 10 10 12 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 5 4 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 53 50 49 47 46 RH..............59 74 86 86 86 83 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 6 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 MIX HGT (FT).... MIX HGT (M)..... TRANSP WIND DIR.350 340 340 340 310 260 TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 5 3 3 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 2 1 1 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 46 55 63 67 67 RH..............86 93 69 46 42 45 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).... MIX HGT (M)..... TRANSP WIND DIR.220 230 240 240 240 230 TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 10 9 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 4 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...JULIE SULLIVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110106.MADIS.01/HGX