FNUS74 KSJT 301002
FWSSJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OASIS...KIMBLE COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO
502 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0432 CDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...ANOTHER VERY WARM DAY IN STORE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA TODAY WITH
HIGHS REACHING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S. WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE AGAIN
TODAY...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER. WINDS OF AROUND 10
MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT 20 FEET.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE
DAY...WITH A POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT TO NORTH OR NORTHWEST LATE IN THE
DAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. WINDS WILL LIKELY
SHIFT TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT AND BECOME LIGHT BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. POSSIBLE
                    WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700-10300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........79     60     40     21     16     14
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     69     79     85     91     97
RH..............69     80     55     30     17     10
20 FT WIND......S 5    SW 10  SW 10  W 8    NW 6   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     20     15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST BY
                    9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900-11500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........13     17     33     50     57     68
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............94     90     84     78     74     71
RH..............11     14     25     37     51     66
20 FT WIND......N 3    NE 5   NE 6   E 8    SE 9   S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15     15

$$
FORECASTER...NAGLE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE MILD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110430.OASIS.01/SJT