FNUS74 KHGX 231025 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEARING FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 525 AM CDT THU JUN 23 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RELATIVELY WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE LIGHT ONSHORE WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. CONSIDERABLY DRIER AIR IS WORKING INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND THIS WILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES TO AREAS CLOSEST TO THE COAST. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A RETURN OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. COMMENTS: THERE IS A TIGHT MOISTURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS MORNING. PW'S ARE DOWN TO 1.2 INCHES AT COLLEGE STATION BUT REMAIN NEAR 2.2 AT GALVESTON. AT THIS TIME...DON'T THINK SHOWERS WILL GET AS FAR NORTH AS TRINITY COUNTY BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT A FEW SHOWERS THIS MORNING BEFORE THE DRIER AIR FILTERS THAT FAR EAST. ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 85 90 93 96 RH..............76 60 50 46 42 20FT WIND DIR...E SE SE SE S 20FT WIND (MPH).5 6 7 7 6 20FT WIND GUST.. MIX HGT (FT)....1138 3352 4989 5851 7663 MIX HGT (M).....347 1022 1521 1784 2304 TRANS WIND DIR..150 150 130 130 120 TRANS SPD (KTS).6 6 6 7 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............93 87 82 80 77 75 RH..............46 56 69 74 85 90 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S SW SW 20FT WIND (MPH).5 5 5 5 5 3 20FT WIND GUST.. 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6621 6000 4900 3700 2500 1600 MIX HGT (M).....2018 1830 1490 1130 760 490 TRANS WIND DIR..120 120 130 140 150 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).10 12 12 10 9 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 6 5 5 4 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 79 86 91 93 96 RH..............93 77 59 49 46 42 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).5 6 8 10 12 10 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1700 3200 4900 6500 7700 MIX HGT (M).....340 520 980 1490 1980 2350 TRANS WIND DIR..180 180 180 180 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).7 8 9 12 14 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 6 7 8 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...K MYROW TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110623.BEARI.01/HGX