FNUS74 KHGX 171531
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOSSERAND SOUTH FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1031 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SITE
AS WINDS INCREASE AND HUMIDITY VALUES FALL.

THIS MORNING THE LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
WITH GUSTINESS INCREASING QUICKLY BETWEEN 1100-1200. MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL CLIMB QUICKLY AS TEMPERATURE SURPASS 72-74 DEGREES AROUND NOON.
SMOKE FROM FIRES IN HARDIN COUNTY COULD MOVE OVER THE SITE THIS MORNING
LIMITING THE MIXING HEIGHTS. TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO AROUND 74
DEGREES THE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL FALL QUICKLY.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     76     82     83
RH..............42     30     27     28
20FT WIND DIR...SE     SE     S      S
20FT WIND (MPH).9      13     15     17
20FT WIND GUST..13     22     22     20
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   6500   7900   6700
MIX HGT (M).....1040   1980   2410   2040
TRANS WIND DIR..160    190    180    180
TRANS SPD (KTS).14     22     25     26
TRANS SPD (M/S).7      11     13     13
CWR.............0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     74     70     68     65     63
RH..............35     47     59     70     81     93
20FT WIND DIR...S      S      S      S      S      SE
20FT WIND (MPH).17     10     8      8      6      6
20FT WIND GUST..20     15     12
MIX HGT (FT)....5200   2800   1600   1200   1100   1200
MIX HGT (M).....1580   850    490    370    340    370
TRANS WIND DIR..170    170    160    170    170    180
TRANS SPD (KTS).25     21     13     10     9      9
TRANS SPD (M/S).13     11     7      5      5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      10     10

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FORECASTER...PROCHAZKA
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110417.JOSSE.01/HGX