FNUS74 KEWX 111531 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEARD LOWLANDS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 931 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WILL SEE A SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE SURFACE WIND TODAY FROM A NORTHEAST TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY WHILE WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER INTO THE MID TO LOW 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. A DISTURBANCE ALOFT COMING OUT OF MEXICO WILL SET UP AN OVERRUNNING PATTERN WHICH COULD BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THERE A LOW CONFIDENCE OF ANY ACCUMULATION OCCURRING. THE OVERRUNNING PATTERN MAY GIVE A CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS INTO PURE RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. 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.......1300-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........7 7 19 19 19 52 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 38 41 43 44 45 45 44 RH..............64 53 46 43 41 39 39 40 20 FT WIND DIR..030 040 040 040 040 040 050 050 20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 10 10 10 12 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.030 040 040 040 040 040 050 050 EYE LVL WND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 49 58 58 90 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 37 33 30 28 27 RH..............41 49 57 62 65 67 20 FT WIND......060/10 060/10 060/10 060/9 060/10 060/9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..060/8 060/8 060/7 060/6 060/7 060/7 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............26 27 33 38 42 43 RH..............68 64 52 45 48 51 20 FT WIND......060/8 080/9 090/9 110/8 130/8 130/8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..060/6 080/7 090/7 110/6 130/6 130/6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...22 REQUESTED BY...ERIC KRUEGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120211.BEARD.01/EWX