FNUS74 KEWX 051421 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BASTROP ST PARK...TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 921 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0857 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... THE WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BE STEADY OUT OF THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AS WINDS FROM ALOFT ARE INDICATED TO BE MAINLY 10 TO 20 DEGREES. DAYTIME MIXING SHOULD INCREASE 20-FOOT LEVEL GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AFTER 10 AM. A WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT LATE IN THE DAY SHOULD RESULT IN WINDS DECREASING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO ABOUT 10 MPH AND BECOME LESS GUSTY AFTER 5 PM...BUT WIND DIRECTIONS COULD BECOME MORE VARIABLE. MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT AS EARLY AS 10 AM....WITH MINIMUMS DROPPING TO NEAR 14 PERCENT AT AROUND 5 PM. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY SHOULD BE LESS THAN 50 PERCENT...BUT LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH A NORTH TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION CONTINUING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 22 22 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 78 85 88 90 RH..............42 33 26 21 17 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 16 N 17 N 17 N 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 82 75 70 64 61 RH..............14 17 22 26 33 40 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 12 N 9 N 7 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 61 73 81 87 89 RH..............46 43 30 24 19 18 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 7 N 7 N 8 N 8 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...11 REQUESTED BY...MIKE LLOYD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110905.BASTR.01/EWX