FNUS74 KHGX 201039 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DYER FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 539 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 CONTRIBUTING TO FIRE GROWTH. HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY ONLY REACH 30 TO 35 PERCENT BUT THE WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE FIRE GROWTH. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE AROUND 9 TO 10 AM AND DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD BE LOWER ON TUESDAY WITH INCREASED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AS TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. ANY RAINFALL WILL HELP LIMIT FIRE GROWTH ACROSS THE AREA. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............83 86 89 91 93 95 97 98 98 97 RH..............72 63 56 49 44 40 35 32 32 37 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).14 17 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 20FT WIND GUST..20 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 3.0 3.7 4.5 5.2 5.9 6.5 7.0 7.2 7.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 TRANS WIND DIR..170 180 190 180 180 180 180 170 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).24 26 28 26 25 24 25 26 28 30 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 13 14 13 13 12 13 13 14 15 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 (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............96 94 91 88 87 86 85 84 83 81 81 80 RH..............42 47 54 59 59 63 65 70 74 82 85 91 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).22 22 21 18 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 9 20FT WIND GUST..30 30 30 25 25 20 20 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.5 6.0 5.3 4.6 3.8 3.1 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 MIX HGT (KM)....2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANS WIND DIR..160 160 160 170 170 170 170 170 170 160 160 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).31 33 35 35 33 30 25 22 20 18 18 17 TRANS SPD (M/S).16 17 18 18 17 15 13 11 10 9 9 9 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 SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............80 80 83 85 88 90 92 93 93 94 95 95 RH..............91 91 80 75 65 58 53 49 47 46 45 45 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).9 9 10 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 TRANS WIND DIR..170 170 180 180 190 180 170 170 170 170 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).17 17 20 22 24 22 20 17 17 20 21 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 9 10 11 11 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 50 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...OVERPECK REQUESTED BY...TODD NIGHTINGALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110620.DYERF.01/HGX