FNUS74 KEWX 021142
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEWBY...RED BUFFALO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
642 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 CDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BREEZY AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD MAKE FIRES DIFFICULT
TO CONTROL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
VERY HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
LATE AFTERNOON RH VAULES WILL FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. THESE LOW
RH VALUES COMBINED WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 20 MPH...COULD RESULT IN
AGGRESSIVE FIRE SPREAD AT TIMES. MAKING FIRE CONTROL EFFORTS
CHALLENGING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. MORNING RECOVERY OF HUMIDITY WILL
ONLY BRIEFLY RISE TO ABOVE 60 PERCENT BEFORE DAYBREAK AND FALLING
RH VALUES OCCURS WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 23
                    MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      5 PM
TEMP............101
RH..............23
20 FT WIND......SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.22

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH EVENING GUSTS TO
                    NEAR 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500-8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3300-4500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............100    95     88     83     80     78
RH..............24     28     35     43     50     58
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  S 8    S 9    S 9    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     18     16

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FORECASTER...18
REQUESTED BY...KEITH BLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110802.NEWBY.01/EWX