FNUS74 KHGX 241944 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR TX CITY...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 144 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BUT MOST OF THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE HAZARDOUS AREA. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TONIGHT. THE WEAK FRONT SHOULD ALLOW FOR DRIER AIR TO PUSH INTO THE REGION AND ALLOW FOR ANY MORNING FOG TO DISSIPATE. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR DURING THE MORNING WITH NORTH WINDS SLOWLY TURN TO THE EAST BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS MAY ALLOW FOR MIXING HEIGHTS TO REACH 2000 TO 2500 FEET. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............74 74 76 73 70 67 66 64 64 63 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 RH..............74 74 69 76 84 90 93 100 97 100 97 97 93 90 87 80 80 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW 20FT WIND (MPH).16 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 20FT WIND GUST..20 25 25 25 20 20 20 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.5 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANS WIND DIR..180 190 190 190 200 200 210 220 220 220 220 220 230 250 260 280 310 TRANS SPD (KTS).30 30 30 28 25 23 21 20 17 14 12 9 8 7 6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).15 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 DISPERSION...... CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 57 59 62 65 68 70 72 73 73 72 72 RH..............77 75 72 65 60 57 55 51 51 51 53 53 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E 20FT WIND (MPH).7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.4 0.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 TRANS WIND DIR..330 340 000 010 020 030 040 060 080 100 110 130 TRANS SPD (KTS).7 9 12 13 12 10 8 7 7 7 7 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 DISPERSION...... CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...OVERPECK REQUESTED BY...PROCHAZKA TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20110224.TXCIT.01/HGX