FNUS74 KSJT 281210 FWSSJT SPOT FORECAST FOR OASIS FIRE...KIMBLE COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO 710 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0646 CDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... LIGHTER WINDS WILL AFFECT THE FIRE AREA TODAY...WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER...LARGELY REMAINING LESS THAN 10 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE VERY LOW THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS WINDS PICK UP IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER 90S...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT...COMBINING WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........3 4 7 11 14 17 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 50 59 71 80 85 RH..............58 63 44 29 21 17 20 FT WIND......SW 1 NE 2 E 3 E 5 SE 6 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........21 22 26 30 33 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 78 69 61 57 54 RH..............18 22 32 46 55 64 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 7 SE 3 SE 2 SE 3 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 5 5 5 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 43 TO 48 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 41 39 37 35 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 53 63 76 86 91 RH..............71 66 39 22 16 14 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 7 S 15 S 19 S 20 S 18 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...NAGLE REQUESTED BY...JEFF WHITSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110428.OASIS.01/SJT