FNUS74 KHGX 201029 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEARING FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 529 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... DESPITE SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS TODAY...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY FUELS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SPREAD OF WILD FIRES. HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY REACH 30 PERCENT TODAY BUT WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE IN THE UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDICES MAY REACH THE LOW 100S. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WHICH MAY AID IN CONTAINING THE GROWTH OF FIRES. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............83 86 89 91 93 95 96 98 98 97 RH..............72 63 56 50 44 40 38 33 32 35 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).13 14 16 17 18 20 20 18 18 18 20FT WIND GUST..15 20 25 25 25 30 30 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.4 6.1 6.6 7.0 7.2 7.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 TRANS WIND DIR..180 190 190 190 190 190 180 180 180 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).25 28 30 30 28 26 25 25 25 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 14 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............95 94 91 88 87 86 85 84 83 81 81 80 RH..............39 43 49 56 61 65 70 74 80 85 88 91 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).18 18 17 16 15 14 12 11 11 11 11 10 20FT WIND GUST..25 25 25 25 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.5 6.0 5.3 4.6 3.9 3.2 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 MIX HGT (KM)....2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 TRANS WIND DIR..170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 170 180 TRANS SPD (KTS).29 31 31 31 30 28 25 23 22 23 23 23 TRANS SPD (M/S).15 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 12 12 12 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 .TUESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............80 80 83 85 87 89 91 92 92 93 94 93 RH..............89 88 77 70 63 56 50 47 46 44 44 46 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).10 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 20FT WIND GUST..15 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 TRANS WIND DIR..180 180 180 190 190 190 190 190 190 180 180 180 TRANS SPD (KTS).23 22 20 17 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 CWR.............20 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...OVERPECK REQUESTED BY...TODD NIGHTINGALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110620.BEARI.01/HGX