FNUS74 KCRP 121303
FWSCRP

SPOT FORECAST FOR MI G-3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
703 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS
BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WHEN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT...MAINLY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM.
THIS WILL BRING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO MOST LOCATIONS FOR A FEW
HOURS.  HOWEVER...WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS SO CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE OVER THE
AREA WITH THE DIMINISHING WINDS. IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER TODAY
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES
WILL QUICKLY FALL TONIGHT AND LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL...WITH
FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVER MOST AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF
AN ENCINAL TO SKIDMORE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE TONIGHT. FARTHER
SOUTH...MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING...ALTHOUGH A FEW
LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE A BRIEF FREEZE. SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...AS THE SURFACE HIGH OVER
SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY MORNING BEGINS TO MOVE EAST. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL AGAIN FALL TO CRITICAL LEVELS...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE 10 MPH OR LESS. LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE THE AREA.
MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER SOUTH TEXAS ON SUNDAY...WITH
RAIN CHANCES FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
IS THEN FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     49     48     50     55     55
RH..............66     66     61     52     39     35
20 FT WIND......N 24   N 26   N 25   N 22   N 20   NNW 17
20 FT WIND GUST.40     45     45     35     30     25
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 19   N 22   N 21   N 17   N 15   NNW 14
EYELVL WND GUST.40     45     45     35     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   2300   2700   3200   3600   3800
TRANSPORT WIND..N 35   N 36   N 35   N 31   N 26   N 22
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   2300   2700   3200   3600   3800
POP.............0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      3      3
SMOKE DISPER..V GOOD V GOOD V GOOD  V GOOD V GOOD V GOOD

$$

FORECASTER...WILK
REQUESTED BY...KATHY DODSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120112.MIG3_.01/CRP