FNUS74 KEWX 141659 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1059 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON FEBRUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOOK FOR LARGE RANGES IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS GULF MOISTURE RETURNS OVERNIGHT...THEN A DRY FRONT PUSHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN ARE LOW UNTIL A BRIEF SHOT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY AND GUST TO NEAR 15 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........24 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............72 73 RH..............51 51 20 FT WIND......170/10 170/10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 HAINES INDEX....6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........90 90 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RN/FG RN/FG RN/FG TEMP............72 68 65 63 62 61 RH..............58 71 81 93 96 100 20 FT WIND......160/9 160/9 160/9 170/8 170/9 170/8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................50 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.......2400-3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 90 50 14 14 23 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 61 66 71 74 75 RH..............100 98 80 61 36 29 20 FT WIND......180/7 220/5 250/6 280/9 300/10 300/9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...11 REQUESTED BY...KEVIN CARTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120214.MARTI.01/EWX