FNUS74 KEWX 140842 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION GROVE FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 342 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0304 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH SHALLOW GULF MOISTURE WAS PUSHING NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA FROM THE COASTAL PLAINS...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN FALL TO 15-20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 20 FT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THURSDAY MORNING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 19 19 19 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 74 87 94 97 98 RH..............48 50 34 25 21 19 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 12 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 S 9 S 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........26 26 26 26 36 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............98 90 83 78 76 73 RH..............20 27 37 48 55 68 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 10 S 10 S 12 S 8 SW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 6 SW 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 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.......1800-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........45 50 53 53 55 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 71 82 88 91 92 RH..............71 69 46 37 33 31 20 FT WIND......E 1 NE 3 NE 7 E 7 E 6 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 1 NE 3 NE 6 E 5 E 5 E 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...01 REQUESTED BY...ANNE CONNOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110914.UNION.01/EWX