FNUS74 KHGX 201034 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDWAY FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 534 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 WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO FURTHER FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY REACH ABOUT 30 PERCENT BUT THIS WILL STILL BE DRY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT FIRE GROWTH. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE AROUND 9 TO 10 AM AND DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD BE LOWER TOMORROW WITH INCREASE RAIN CHANCES. ANY RAINFALL WILL HELP CONTAIN WILD FIRE GROWTH. .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 90 92 94 96 97 99 99 98 RH..............74 65 54 49 43 38 35 31 31 34 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).14 16 17 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 20FT WIND GUST..20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.9 3.6 4.4 5.2 5.9 6.5 7.0 7.3 7.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 TRANS WIND DIR..180 190 190 190 190 180 180 180 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).24 28 30 29 28 25 24 24 25 28 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 14 15 15 14 13 12 12 13 14 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..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............96 94 92 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 RH..............39 44 49 55 57 61 65 70 74 79 85 88 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).20 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 20FT WIND GUST..30 25 25 25 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.7 6.1 5.4 4.7 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.9 MIX HGT (KM)....2.0 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 TRANS WIND DIR..170 170 170 170 170 170 170 180 170 170 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).30 32 32 32 31 30 29 26 24 22 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).15 16 16 16 16 15 15 13 12 11 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .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..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... 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..............88 88 77 70 61 56 51 47 47 46 45 46 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 12 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 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..170 170 180 190 200 190 190 190 180 180 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).20 20 20 20 18 18 17 16 17 17 17 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 8 CWR.............10 30 30 30 30 30 30 50 50 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...OVERPECK REQUESTED BY...TODD NIGHTINGALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110620.MIDWA.01/HGX