FNUS74 KBMX 240442 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOUSTON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1142 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH...BUT NOT COMPLETELY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY TONIGHT...BUT THOSE CHANCES COMPLETELY GO AWAY BY THURSDAY MORNING. EARLY MORNING FOG SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE AS THE SURFACE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE TOO HIGH...HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE SOME LOW CLOUDS AND SHOWERS RIGHT ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS IT PASSES THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY.............MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 72 75 75 74 68 56 49 46 44 42 RH..............53 32 27 25 26 32 52 71 79 82 82 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 12 NW 12 NW 12 NW 10 NW 7 N 6 N 3 N 2 N 2 N 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 3900 4200 4400 4500 4100 2100 1200 1700 1500 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 23 NW 21 NW 20 W 21 W 21 NW 21 NW 16 N 14 N 14 N 13 N 10 DISPERSION......15 57 55 60 82 78 43 21 6 6 5 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 45 62 71 74 74 RH..............82 76 43 32 29 29 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 NE 3 E 2 SE 3 SW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1500 2300 2700 2900 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 7 N 6 N 3 NW 2 SW 2 DISPERSION......4 3 3 12 8 8 $$ FORECASTER...LAWS REQUESTED BY...MIKE HOUSH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110324.HOUST.01/BMX