FNUS74 KHGX 081946 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR MONT BELVIEW EXPLOSION...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 146 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST TRANSPORT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH RAIN DEVELOPING BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 56 55 54 RH..............47 45 47 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3 3 3 2 MIX HGT (KM).... TRANSP WIND DIR.130 130 130 130 TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 21 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 CWR.............10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RH..............58 56 63 65 68 71 73 76 79 83 86 83 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)... 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .8 .8 .8 MIX HGT (KM).... TRANSP WIND DIR.130 130 130 130 120 120 120 120 110 110 110 100 TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 25 26 29 30 30 29 26 24 21 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 9 8 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...REILLY REQUESTED BY...GENE HAFELE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20110208.MONTB.01/HGX