FNUS74 KEWX 091421 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN PILES...BALCONES CANYONLANDS NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 821 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON DECEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FOG WILL LIFT BY 10 AM WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILING TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH LIGHT RAIN MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................88 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 69 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1600-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 77 77 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 51 54 55 RH..............88 83 72 70 20 FT WIND......050/1 050/0 040/2 040/3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..050/1 050/1 040/2 040/3 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 95 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 71 71 73 73 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 47 44 42 41 40 RH..............78 86 93 95 94 93 20 FT WIND......050/5 050/6 050/7 040/7 040/8 040/8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..050/4 050/5 050/5 040/5 040/6 040/6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50. RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 63 63 73 73 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 40 44 48 49 50 RH..............86 88 76 63 58 58 20 FT WIND......030/8 040/8 040/9 050/9 050/8 050/7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..030/6 040/6 040/6 050/6 050/6 050/5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...13 REQUESTED BY...SHAWN WOODBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111209.MARTI.01/EWX