FNUS74 KHGX 091311 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MARSH...U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 711 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH SOME INCREASE HIGH CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD KEEP SURFACE WINDS ON THE STRONG SIDE. STRONG WINDS SLOFT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS AS WELL. LOWER SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND A WEAK TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL KEEP MIXING HEIGHTS BELOW 4000 FEET. A DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND SOME VERY LIGHT RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A VICTORIA TO GALVESTON LINE BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 67 69 68 RH..............46 37 35 36 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N 20FT WIND (MPH).21 17 17 15 20FT WIND GUST..30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2206 3150 3348 3139 MIX HGT (M).....673 957 1021 957 TRANS WIND DIR..010 360 350 360 TRANS SPD (KTS).24 24 22 23 TRANS SPD (M/S).12 12 11 12 CWR.............0 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............63 54 51 49 47 46 RH..............43 59 68 74 79 76 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N N N 20FT WIND (MPH).12 13 16 20 20 17 20FT WIND GUST..20 25 25 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3800 3600 2800 2500 2000 MIX HGT (M).....1070 1160 1100 850 760 610 TRANS WIND DIR..000 010 010 010 030 020 TRANS SPD (KTS).26 32 35 32 29 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 16 18 16 15 11 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 49 58 65 68 66 RH..............76 61 39 28 24 25 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N N N 20FT WIND (MPH).16 15 14 14 13 12 20FT WIND GUST..25 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 2800 4600 6100 6700 4600 MIX HGT (M).....490 850 1400 1860 2040 1400 TRANS WIND DIR..350 020 020 010 010 000 TRANS SPD (KTS).17 25 28 22 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 13 14 11 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...RYAN VICE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111109.NORTH.01/HGX