FNUS74 KEWX 061456
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MULLEN CENTRAL...BALCONES CANYONLANDS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
856 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH A MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW
AND TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING AND WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWN SLIGHTLY SATURDAY
COMPARED TO TODAY. A MORE SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
MONDAY AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........25     20     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     71     72
RH..............54     45     43
20 FT WIND......SW 12  S 14   S 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 10  S 11   S 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     20     20
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CST)      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............67     59     53     50     48     46
RH..............53     68     81     91     85     83
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 7    S 7    S 7    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8    S 6    S 5    S 5    W 5    W 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........30     30     30     35     35     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     46     53     60     64     64
RH..............78     72     55     44     38     38
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 7   W 6    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              10
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4   NW 5   NW 5   W 5    W 5    W 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..5             10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...11
REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120106.MULLE.01/EWX