FNUS74 KHGX 210941 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DYER FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 441 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COUPLED WITH THE MOISTURE WILL SET THE STAGE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS MAY BRING MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL BUT COULD POSE A THREAT FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES TO SPARK NEW FIRES. HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD BE HIGHER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS WELL. WINDS TODAY WILL BE LOWER THAN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS BUT STILL GUSTY AT TIMES. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND THE LIGHTER WIND REGIME WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. COMMENTS: A SHOWER COULD DEVELOP ALMOST AT ANY TIME TODAY. MOISTURE POOLS TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON SO FEEL BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. BEWARE OF LIGHTNING! RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE AROUND A 0.25 INCHES IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAIN. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............83 88 92 94 96 RH..............77 63 54 47 42 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).9 15 18 18 16 20FT WIND GUST..15 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....899 4669 5187 5872 6522 MIX HGT (M).....274 1424 1581 1790 1989 TRANS WIND DIR..160 180 180 180 180 TRANS SPD (KTS).16 18 20 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 10 CWR.............20 20 20 40 40 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............94 89 84 82 80 78 RH..............45 54 65 72 79 85 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).15 14 12 9 7 5 20FT WIND GUST..25 25 20 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5578 4710 2300 1500 900 600 MIX HGT (M).....1725 1436 700 460 270 180 TRANS WIND DIR..170 170 160 160 160 160 TRANS SPD (KTS).18 18 14 10 8 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 9 7 5 4 4 CWR.............40 20 20 20 30 30 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 80 85 88 90 92 RH..............87 79 67 59 54 51 20FT WIND DIR...SE S S S S SE 20FT WIND (MPH).3 5 7 6 6 6 20FT WIND GUST..5 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 2200 3400 4600 5800 MIX HGT (M).....150 300 670 1040 1400 1770 TRANS WIND DIR..170 170 170 180 180 160 TRANS SPD (KTS).6 6 6 6 6 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 4 CWR.............30 50 50 50 50 50 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...TODD NIGHTINGALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110621.DYERF.01/HGX