FNUS74 KEWX 181435 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR NAGEL LOWLANDS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 835 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW. LIGHT WINDS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 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.......1200-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 55 57 57 RH..............36 34 37 39 20 FT WIND......W 2 SW 2 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND DIR..280 230 210 170 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 SW 2 SW 4 S 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. 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............53 48 46 45 44 46 RH..............47 60 65 68 74 72 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 7 S 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND DIR..160 180 190 210 220 220 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 5 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 47 61 71 74 75 RH..............72 84 52 38 33 31 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 12 SW 12 SW 12 SW 10 SW 8 20 FT WIND DIR..230 230 230 240 240 230 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 SW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 20 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...99/NWS CORPUS CHRISTI REQUESTED BY...KEVIN CARTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120118.NAGEL.01/EWX