FNUS74 KHGX 111740 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAZOS BEND...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1140 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... WARM AND SUNNY TODAY WITH LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS. A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT EXITING THE THE COAST BEFORE 6 AM. STRONG DRY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL BE ON TAP THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE 50S BUT DEWPOINTS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS TO NEAR 20. LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL WILL HOVER IN THE 24-35 PERCENT RANGE LEADING TO STRONG DRYING. NORTHERLY WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH DURING THE MORNING SHOULD SLOWLY RELAX AFTER 3 PM. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY. COMMENTS: SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS RETREATING AND WEST WINDS THIS MORNING SHOULD BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST. A SHORT TERM MODELS SHOW AN INVERSION DEVELOPING EARLY THIS EVENING WITH MIXING HEIGHTS DROPPING BELOW 500 FEET BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE FRONT WILL ALLOW MIXING HEIGHTS TO IMPROVE OVERNIGHT...WITH VALUES APPROACHING 2000 FEET BY SUNRISE. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 68 68 RH..............46 40 43 20FT WIND DIR...W SW SW 20FT WIND (MPH).9 10 10 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2013 3022 2810 MIX HGT (M).....614 921 857 TRANS WIND DIR..250 250 240 TRANS SPD (KTS).13 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 51 47 44 42 40 RH..............64 86 93 96 96 92 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW W NW NW N 20FT WIND (MPH). 9 9 10 14 18 21 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 15 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....400 MIX HGT (M).....134 580 460 370 370 400 TRANS WIND DIR..210 260 300 320 330 350 TRANS SPD (KTS). 9 10 12 36 39 40 TRANS SPD (M/S). 5 5 6 19 20 21 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 40 45 51 53 53 RH..............82 67 47 33 29 28 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N N N 20FT WIND (MPH).21 22 23 22 21 17 20FT WIND GUST..25 25 30 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1700 1900 2200 2500 2600 MIX HGT (M).....490 520 580 670 760 790 TRANS WIND DIR..000 000 350 350 350 350 TRANS SPD (KTS).41 40 38 36 35 32 TRANS SPD (M/S).21 21 20 19 18 16 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120111.BRAZO.01/HGX