FNUS74 KEWX 062327
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASTROP COUNTY COMPLEX...NIMO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
627 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO TUESDAY. WE WILL SEE
A MAX TEMPERATURE AROUND 90 DEGREES WITH THE AFTERNOON RH VALUES AROUND
15 PERCENT. MAX RH VALUES WILL BE AROUND 55 PERCENT AND THESE WILL OCCUR
FROM 6 TO 8 AM. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT SPEEDS NEAR 3 MPH FROM
MIDNIGHT THROUGH 10 AM. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH FROM
10 AM THROUGH SUNSET. PEAK GUST DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL BE 12 MPH. A
SHALLOW TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND MAY RESULT IN
SMOKE CLOSE TO...OR AT GROUND LEVEL WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MIXING OF THE ATMOSPHERE WITHIN A COUPLE OF
HOURS AFTER SUNRISE WILL IMPROVE SMOKE ISSUES.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900-2700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....                            AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   SMOKE  SMOKE
TEMP............87     78     68     62     58     54
RH..............15     20     29     38     44     51
20 FT WIND......N 6    NE 6   NE 5   NE 5   NE 3   NE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 4    NE 5   NE 4   NE 4   NE 3   NE 2
EYE LEVEL WIND..5             5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      15     23
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE  SMOKE  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     54     65     77     85     89
RH..............61     58     38     25     19     16
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 2    NE 3   NE 5   NE 6   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5                    10
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2    E 2    NE 2   NE 4   NE 5   NE 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..       5      5      5             10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      5

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FORECASTER...10
REQUESTED BY...GARY JARVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110906.BASTR.02/EWX