FNUS74 KEWX 231457
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLYING X WINDMILL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
857 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL AND DRY AIR IS EXPECTED WITH A VEIL OF THIN HIGH CLOUDS HELPING
TO SLOW DAYTIME WARMING THIS AFTERNOON. 20-FOOT LEVEL WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH
DIRECTIONS MAINLY FROM THE NORTH THIS MORNING...THE NORTHEAST AT
MIDDAY...AND EAST AT DUSK. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS CLOUDS INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO AN
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
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.......1400-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO
                    7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     63     65
RH..............41     31     29
20 FT WIND......080/6  090/6  100/6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10
EYE LEVEL WIND..070/4  080/5  090/5
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 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.......1000-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18
                    TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........45     45     48     50     50     65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     58     55     52     50     49
RH..............34     43     51     60     68     76
20 FT WIND......090/5  110/6  110/6  110/5  130/5  130/6
20 FT WIND GUST.
EYE LEVEL WIND..080/3  090/3  090/3  110/4  130/4  130/5
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      4

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...18
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN WOODBURY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120123.FLYIN.01/EWX