FNUS74 KSJT 290603
FWSSJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OASIS...KIMBLE COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO
103 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0044 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY PICK UP OUT OF THE SOUTH BY
AROUND 10 AM. SOUTH WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON ARE LIKELY TO BE
AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY ON ANY RIDGES OVER
THE FIRE AREA. IN VALLEY OR PROTECTED AREAS...WINDS WILL BE
LIGHTER...AND ERRATIC IN DIRECTIONS AT TIMES. SPEEDS WILL ALSO BE
QUITE ERRATIC IN THE VALLEY AREAS AS WIND GUSTS WILL BE ABLE TO
MIX DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
COMBINE WITH RELATIVELY DRY DEWPOINTS TO DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING WITH THE
MORNING FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PACKAGE. WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10
TO 15 MPH RANGE TONIGHT...MAINLY ON RIDGES. IN THE VALLEY
AREAS...WINDS WILL LIKELY DROP OFF TO LESS THAN 10 MPH. MOISTURE
WILL RETURN MUCH BETTER TONIGHT BRINGING EXCELLENT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TO THE FIRE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22
                    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 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 16   S 20   S 21   S 20
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     25     30     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 43 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 32 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 8 TO
                    17 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 14 TO
                    20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........32     34     46     58     61     64
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............89     85     77     71     67     65
RH..............17     24     39     57     70     78
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 14   S 14   S 14   S 13   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.30     25     25     25     25     20

$$
FORECASTER...NAGLE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF WHITSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110429.OASIS.01/SJT