FNUS74 KEWX 281416
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR S130 190 FIELD DAY...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
816 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 CST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT WHICH PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT
HAS BROUGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. THE
STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EVENING.  AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES COULD DROP INTO THE
UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
COMBINING WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO MAKE FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. AFTER A DRY AIR MASS WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY...MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT
AS SOUTH WINDS RETURN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........30     30     40     40     41     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     46     52     54     56     53
RH..............55     49     39     36     32     36
20 FT WIND......NE 10  NE 15  NE 15  NE 14  NE 12  NE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     20     20     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 13  NE 20  NE 20  NE 18  NE 16  NE 12
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........41     41     41     12     12     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     46     42     39     37     35
RH..............36     46     54     61     64     67
20 FT WIND......NE 8   N 6    N 3    N 3    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6   N 5    N 3    N 2    N 2    N 2
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

$$
REQUESTED BY...ERIC KRUEGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120128.S1301.01/EWX