FNUS74 KEWX 141446 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR RINGB BEARDP...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 846 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AIR TODAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH PATCHY LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WETTING RAINS ARE UNLIKELY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 61 62 RH..............32 25 24 20 FT WIND......260/6 250/3 230/3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..260/5 250/3 230/3 EYE LEVEL WIND GUST............ 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........32 32 39 48 48 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 50 45 42 40 38 RH..............30 42 51 55 61 67 20 FT WIND......190/5 190/6 200/6 210/6 220/6 220/6 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LEVEL WIND..190/4 190/5 200/5 210/5 220/5 220/5 EYE LEVEL WIND GUST............5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1100-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 82 84 88 88 88 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 38 48 58 63 65 RH..............75 77 59 51 47 48 20 FT WIND......210/6 190/5 180/7 180/14 180/15 180/13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 20 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..210/5 190/4 180/6 180/10 180/12 180/10 EYE LEVEL WIND GUST............ 5 10 20 25 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 2 $$ FORECASTER...05 REQUESTED BY...KEVIN CARTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120114.RINGB.01/EWX