FNUS74 KEWX 211525 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR GAINER CENTRAL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 925 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 21. 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH POOR MIXING TODAY AND IMPROVED MIXING BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........16 16 15 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.............NONE......... TEMP............41 44 46 48 47 46 RH..............37 35 32 31 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE S S SE E EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 3 3 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........20 20 20 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 38 34 32 30 28 RH..............37 49 61 71 75 79 20 FT WIND......N 1 N 1 NW 1 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1 N 1 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 15 15 25 25 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 30 40 51 57 58 RH..............80 76 52 36 30 30 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 W 2 S 5 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2 NW 2 W 2 S 4 S 5 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...11 REQUESTED BY...KEVIN CARTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110121.GAINE.01/EWX