FNUS74 KEWX 231422 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR YOUNGQUIST SOUTHEAST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 922 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AIR WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TODAY...REPLACING THE GULF AIRMASS ...AS WINDS TURN TO THE NORTH. WINDS WILL DECOUPLE TONIGHT AND BECOME CALM. GULF AIR WILL RETURN THURSDAY AND WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 15 MPH SUSTAINED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........49 27 11 11 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 71 78 82 84 RH..............98 57 32 22 19 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 8 N 8 N 8 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 NW 5 N 6 N 6 N 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........8 19 19 19 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 76 68 63 59 56 RH..............18 22 29 34 40 45 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 8 NE 9 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. 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.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........50 70 70 70 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 55 61 69 74 78 RH..............49 50 43 41 38 39 20 FT WIND......NE 8 NE 10 NE 13 E 12 E 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6 NE 7 E 10 E 9 SE 7 SE 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 20 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...11 REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110323.YOUNG.01/EWX