FNUS74 KEWX 072226
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD POTATO ROAD FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
526 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1711 CDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS BASTROP COUNTY THROUGH
MONDAY WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL TREND UP OVER THE WEEKEND AS WELL. WINDS WILL CONTINUE OUT OF
THE SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN LATE
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........65     60     60     60     80     80
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............90     83     79     77     74     73
RH..............48     64     74     77     86     93
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 14  SE 13  SE 12  SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.22     23     22     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 0700...THEN 3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........80     80     80     80     60     60
WEATHER COV.....       SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............71     72     82     86     88     89
RH..............94     90     65     50     45     44
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 12  SE 14  SE 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     25     30
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...11
REQUESTED BY...STEVE UNDERWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111007.OLDPO.01/EWX