FNUS74 KHGX 251050 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAM HOUSTON C-8...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 550 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE ON THE RISE DUE TO A MORE DOMINANT ONSHORE FLOW. MORNING STRATUS...WITH LOCALLY PATCHY NEAR-SUNRISE FOG OVER MORE SHELTERED REGIONS. MOSTLY CLOUDY MORNINGS TRANSITIONING TO PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOONS WILL REGULATE MID TO LATE MORNING MIXING DEPTHS TO AROUND 3K FT...GROWTH TO 4-5 K FT BY 4PM CDT. CURRENT WEAK LOW LEVEL JET HAS A 25 KT SOUTHERLY WIND AT 3K FT...MIXING DOWN TO AROUND A 20 FOOT AFTERNOON 15 KT SUSTAINED WIND. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 75 79 81 RH..............81 66 56 53 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).10 14 15 14 20FT WIND GUST..15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 4200 4600 4700 MIX HGT (M).....1100 1280 1400 1430 TRANS WIND DIR..190 190 190 190 TRANS SPD (KTS).17 18 20 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 10 11 CWR.............10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 74 71 69 67 66 RH..............54 64 73 81 87 90 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).14 13 12 10 10 9 20FT WIND GUST..20 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 3900 3100 2200 1900 1900 MIX HGT (M).....1370 1190 940 670 580 580 TRANS WIND DIR..190 190 190 190 190 200 TRANS SPD (KTS).22 22 22 21 21 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 11 11 9 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...BLOOD REQUESTED BY...RANDY PREWITT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110325.SAMHO.01/HGX