FNUS74 KEWX 051400 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN PILES...BALCONES CANYONLANDS NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 758 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY...AS A LOW APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. AS THIS WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE WARMER HIGHS ON FRIDAY... WITH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON SATURDAY WITH NO RAINFALL EXPECTED. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PUSHES INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 29 29 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 59 64 65 RH..............59 47 41 41 20 FT WIND......NW 3 W 2 W 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2 W 2 W 2 SW 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........47 47 47 42 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 58 55 53 52 50 RH..............46 55 64 70 76 83 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 S 3 S 5 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 SE 2 S 3 S 4 SW 3 SW 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 52 60 68 73 74 RH..............88 84 63 48 41 41 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 7 SW 8 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 S 7 S 8 S 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 4 4 $$ REQUESTED BY...SHAWN WOODBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120105.MARTI.01/EWX