FNUS74 KSHV 221426 FWSSHV SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN CREEK RX FIRE...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 826 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THIS MORNING A COLD FRONT HAD PUSHED INTO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. COOLER AND DRIER AIR FOLLOWED IN WAKE OF THE BOUNDARY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLED ACROSS THE CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST WITH THE SURFACE FRONT BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG OR IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT RETURNING MOISTURE BACK INTO THE FOUR STATE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW TODAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE AREA NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR THEN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON WEDNESDAY WITH DEW POINTS CLIMBING INTO THE 50S WEDNESDAY AND THEN TO NEAR 60 TOWARD THURSDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........40 50 50 50 60 60 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 61 63 65 67 66 64 RH..............48 44 40 37 35 37 40 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 MIXHGT MSL(KFT).2.6 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.9 MIXHGT MSL (KM).0.8 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........70 70 70 75 75 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 60 58 57 55 54 RH..............43 53 62 70 73 77 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 MIXHGT MSL (FT).2100 1800 1300 400 400 400 MIXHGT MSL (M)..640 550 400 120 120 120 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............54 55 60 65 68 68 RH..............81 80 73 69 66 71 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 MIXHGT MSL (FT).1100 1400 1800 3000 3300 3100 MIXHGT MSL (M)..340 370 550 910 990 930 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 12 S 12 S 15 S 15 S 15 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 5 S 5 S 5 S 7 S 7 S 7 $$ FORECASTER...DUPLANTIS REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.MARTI.01/SHV