FNUS74 KEWX 161455
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
855 AM CST THU FEB 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL TREND UP WITH CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN OVER
THE NEXT 24-36H. WETTING RAINS ARE DEFINITE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
AS A POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........70     70     70
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............60     65     66
RH..............47     43     44
20 FT WIND......020/7  040/8  050/7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........70     70     80     100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     59     56     53     52     50
RH..............49     60     70     78     84     89
20 FT WIND......040/6  050/7  050/7  030/6  040/7  040/7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10            10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      3      3      3

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............50     51     54     58     60     61
RH..............92     91     83     76     72     71
20 FT WIND......030/6  040/7  050/7  050/6  060/7  060/7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10            10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...11
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN WOODBURY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120216.MARTI.01/EWX