FNUS74 KCRP 151412 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE 10...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 812 AM CST WED FEB 15 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TODAY BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE BEST AROUND THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AREA AND NORTHERN COASTAL BEND. THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. NORTHEAST TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT BUT MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW...RESULTING IN FAIR TO MARGINAL SMOKE DISPERSION CONDITIONS. A COASTAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO WETTING RAIN FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS BY EARLY SATURDAY AND RESULT IN DRIER CONDITIONS AND INCREASING WIND. NEAR BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL BEND SATURDAY...YET RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH RED FLAG CONDITIONS. GENERALLY BELOW NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. EAST WIND WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVE EAST. AS A RESULT...AN INCREASE IN LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE AND INCREASED TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE COASTAL BEND TUESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 69 73 74 74 RH..............100 96 86 79 76 20 FT WIND......SSE 12 S 12 S 10 SSW 8 WSW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SSE 9 S 9 S 9 SSW 6 WSW 5 EYELVL WND GUST.15 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 900 1100 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..SSW 28 SSW 26 SSW 23 SSW 15 WSW 8 MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 900 1100 1500 POP.............30 30 40 40 40 SMOKE DISPERS...MARG MARG FAIR MARG MARG .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 60 63 65 66 66 RH..............76 68 59 53 51 53 20 FT WIND......NNE 9 NNE 10 NNE 12 NNE 13 NNE 12 NNE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NNE 8 NNE 9 NNE 10 NNE 10 NNE 10 NNE 9 EYELVL WND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 400 900 1800 1300 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..NNE 16 NNE 14 NNE 17 NNE 22 NE 18 NE 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 400 900 1800 1300 1500 POP.............10 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERS...FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR $$ FORECASTER...WILK REQUESTED BY...JEFF ADAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120216.CRANE.01/CRP