FNUS74 KHGX 111243
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAZORIA PILES 5-11-2011...U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
743 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL LEAD TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME MIXING HELPS TO BRING DOWN STRONGER WINDS FROM ALOFT.

AN AREA OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS ONGOING THIS MORNING TO
THE WEST OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND IS MOVING TOWARDS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THIS
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES OUR AREA DUE TO A STRONG
TEMPERATURE INVERSION OVERHEAD. HOWEVER...A FEW BRIEF PERIODS OF VERY LIGHT
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............77     80     83     85     86
RH..............82     74     67     65     63
20FT WIND DIR...S      S      SE     SE     SE
20FT WIND (MPH).13     14     15     15     15
20FT WIND GUST..15     17     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   2100   2700   3200   3400
MIX HGT (M).....460    640    820    980    1040
TRANS WIND DIR..160    160    160    160    160
TRANS SPD (KTS).26     24     24     24     23
TRANS SPD (M/S).13     12     12     11     11
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...WONG/MCKINNEY
REQUESTED BY...RYAN VICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.BRAZO.01/HGX