FNUS74 KHGX 132150 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGE BUSH PARK...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 450 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN THE LOW 100S THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE SEA BREEZE. THE SEA BREEZE IS CURRENTLY BETWEEN HOBBY AIRPORT AND SUGAR LAND AIRPORT. SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO REACH GEORGE BUSH PARK AROUND 6-7PM CDT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20-25 MPH. WHILE THE WINDS WILL INCREASE...HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD INCREASE WITH GULF MOISTURE BEHIND THE FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY INCREASE ABOVE 30 PERCENT BUT THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR. .GENERAL DISCUSSION. INTENSE HEAT...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MODERATE WINDS WILL KEEP ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN PLACE THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE STRONG. MINIMUM RH VALUES ON WEDNESDAY WILL STILL FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT OVER THE NORTH AND BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT OVER THE SOUTH. SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL BRING HIGHER MOISTURE LEVELS TO THE REGION AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL DEEPEN FURTHER OVER THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS ALSO FORECAST TO WEAKEN AND THIS WILL ALLOW COOLER TEMPERATURES TO PREVAIL. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............102 97 88 84 82 79 77 RH..............25 32 45 59 69 79 85 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S SW SW 20FT WIND (MPH).12 16 17 15 13 10 9 20FT WIND GUST..15 25 25 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....8300 7000 5700 4500 3400 2300 1200 MIX HGT (M).....2530 2130 1740 1370 1040 700 370 TRANS WIND DIR..200 200 210 210 210 220 220 TRANS SPD (KTS).13 12 10 9 9 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 77 87 95 98 101 RH..............87 85 59 39 32 28 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW SW S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).8 8 10 12 13 14 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 800 2100 3900 5800 7300 MIX HGT (M).....150 240 640 1190 1770 2230 TRANS WIND DIR..230 220 220 210 200 200 TRANS SPD (KTS).12 12 12 12 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...OVERPECK REQUESTED BY...NWS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110913.GEORG.01/HGX