FNUS74 KCRP 171152 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR U 14 24 25...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 552 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ELEVATED FIRE RISK EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO HIGHER WINDS. BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MID TO LATE MORNING WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15MPH LIKELY WITH SOME GUSTS EXCEEDING 20 MPH AT TIMES. STRONGEST WINDS CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED TO BE JUST TO THE WEST OF PRESCRIBED BURN AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE DAY WITH LOWEST VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 60 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. LOW CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY (SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS DURING THE MORNING) WITH MIXING HEIGHTS REMAINING GENERALLY LOW. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM 12 PM 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM CLOUD COVER.....CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 67 72 76 78 75 RH..............94 86 73 66 62 65 20 FT WIND......SSE 9 SSE 15 SSE 15 SSE 14 SSE 14 SSE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SSE 7 SSE 13 SSE 13 SSE 12 SSE 12 SSE 9 EYELVL WND GUST.15 22 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1200 2000 2400 2300 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 36 S 36 S 35 S 35 S 32 S 30 POP.............10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISPERS...MARGIN.MARGIN. GOOD VGOOD GOOD MARGIN. $$ FORECASTER...HART REQUESTED BY...JEFF ADAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110217.U1424.01/CRP