FNUS74 KHGX 192146 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEARING FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 446 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1634 CDT ON JUNE 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE DAY ARE RIGHT NOW...PEAKING AT 100 TO 103 DEGREES. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 WITH SUSTAINED GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH THROUGH AROUND SUNSET. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE BOTTOMING OUT RIGHT NOW AROUND 25 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA DUE TO THESE CONDITIONS OCCURRING WITH THE ALREADY DRY FUELS CONTRIBUTING TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE OVERNIGHT SOME BUT INCREASE AGAIN ON MONDAY. WINDS MAY BE STRONGER ON MONDAY WITH ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS. HIGH TEMPERATURES MAY END UP A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER THAN WHAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...TOPPING OUT AT 97 TO 100 DEGREES. A RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE ISSUED AGAIN FOR TOMORROW. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TUESDAY SO THAT ANY RAINFALL MAY EASE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR TEMP............101 99 97 93 89 88 86 85 84 82 81 80 79 RH..............29 32 36 43 50 54 59 63 67 72 77 79 85 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).19 18 18 16 15 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 20FT WIND GUST..20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.0 5.6 5.1 4.5 3.9 3.2 2.6 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 MIX HGT (KM)....1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANS WIND DIR..180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 TRANS SPD (KTS).23 24 25 26 28 28 26 25 23 22 21 21 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC TEMP............79 79 83 86 89 91 93 95 96 97 98 97 RH..............85 85 72 63 56 49 44 40 38 36 35 37 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).9 10 13 15 17 18 18 18 18 20 21 21 20FT WIND GUST..15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 TRANS WIND DIR..180 180 180 190 190 190 190 180 180 180 180 180 TRANS SPD (KTS).20 21 24 29 31 30 28 25 24 24 25 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 11 12 15 16 15 14 13 12 12 13 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LICHTER REQUESTED BY...TODD NIGHTINGALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110619.BEARI.02/HGX