FNUS74 KHGX 231040 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDWAY FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 540 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. 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. DON'T THINK SHOWERS WILL GET AS FAR NORTH AS WALKER OR MADISON COUNTIES. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH NEAR 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID AND UPPER 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 103 DEGREES. .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............80 86 91 93 96 RH..............72 59 50 46 42 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).6 7 7 7 8 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 3400 5100 6400 7300 MIX HGT (M).....490 1040 1550 1950 2230 TRANS WIND DIR..160 140 120 120 130 TRANS SPD (KTS).6 7 8 8 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 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 89 84 82 80 78 RH..............46 52 63 69 74 79 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).8 8 7 6 6 5 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....7100 6400 5200 3900 2600 1700 MIX HGT (M).....2160 1950 1580 1190 790 520 TRANS WIND DIR..140 140 150 150 160 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).10 10 9 9 8 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 5 4 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............77 81 87 91 94 96 RH..............82 69 57 49 44 42 20FT WIND DIR...SW S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).5 6 9 12 13 13 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1700 3200 5000 6600 7800 MIX HGT (M).....370 520 980 1520 2010 2380 TRANS WIND DIR..170 180 170 170 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).7 8 9 12 14 16 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.MIDWA.01/HGX