FNUS74 KEWX 242319 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR POST ROAD COMPLEX...SOUTH HAYS FD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 619 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1806 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASE TO NEAR 7 MPH BY 8 PM. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 6 AND 10 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND SUNRISE...AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 12 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH EXPECTED BY NOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY 10 AM...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS EVENING...WITH A SLOW INCREASE EXPECTED AFTER 9PM. MAXIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD REACH NEAR 80 PERCENT AROUND SUNRISE. THE DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE RH VALUES SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO FALL TO NEAR 30 PERCENT SHORTLY AFTER NOON...AND 20 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......3300-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-2900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............93 87 81 77 75 72 RH..............26 30 36 52 62 72 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......1100-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 72 81 89 95 98 RH..............79 76 54 37 29 24 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 12 SW 15 SW 15 SW 16 SW 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7 SW 9 SW 11 SW 12 SW 13 SW 13 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 6 5 $$ FORECASTER...25 REQUESTED BY...IC D SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110924.POSTR.01/EWX