FNUS74 KEWX 221533 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR YOUNGQUIST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 933 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT HAS RESULTED IN A DRIER NORTHEASTERLY FLOW THIS MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW ABOVE THE COOL DOME OF AIR WILL SLOWLY INCREASE LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE. NO WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SOME DRIZZLE MAY DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1100-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............61 63 65 67 66 66 RH..............56 54 53 53 53 54 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1200-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............65 62 59 57 56 55 RH..............56 69 79 90 94 99 20 FT WIND......E 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 3 SE 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 S 2 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 73 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 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.......2100-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 56 61 65 68 69 RH..............100 99 87 80 75 73 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3 S 4 S 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...04 REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.YOUNG.01/EWX