FNUS74 KHGX 211421 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATCLIFF PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 821 AM CST TUE FEB 21 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVED SOUTH OF THE SITE EARLIER THIS MORNING WILL BECOME DIFFUSE BEFORE RETURNING BACK NORTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE RETURN OF MOISTURE WILL HELP WITH FOG DEVELOPMENT LATE TONIGHT... WITH THE FOG DISSIPATING BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. NOTE...FOG POTENTIAL SCALE IS LOW FOR VISIBILITY 7 MILES OR GREATER... MODERATE FOR VISIBILITY 4 TO 6 MILES...AND HIGH FOR VISIBILITY 3 MILES OR LOWER. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 59 67 70 70 RH..............77 53 39 38 42 20FT WIND DIR...NE E SE SE S 20FT WIND (MPH).5 5 6 6 7 20FT WIND GUST.. MIX HGT (FT)....800 2300 4300 5300 5200 MIX HGT (M).....240 700 1310 1620 1580 TRANS WIND DIR..050 100 190 220 220 TRANS SPD (KTS).3 6 6 8 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 4 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 VENT RATE.......1053 2792 5107 6910 8156 CATEGORY DAY....1 2 3 3 4 FOG POTENTIAL...LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............66 62 59 57 56 55 RH..............54 65 75 83 86 90 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).6 6 8 9 9 7 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 2600 1400 700 500 500 MIX HGT (M).....1250 790 430 210 150 150 TRANS WIND DIR..210 200 200 190 210 210 TRANS SPD (KTS).12 15 15 13 12 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 8 8 7 6 4 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 VENT RATE.......8428 7259 5729 4101 2642 1616 CATEGORY DAY....4 3 3 3 2 1 FOG POTENTIAL...LOW LOW LOW MOD MOD HIGH .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 56 64 70 73 73 RH..............96 96 78 68 62 59 20FT WIND DIR...S S SW SW SW SW 20FT WIND (MPH).6 7 9 13 14 13 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2000 2800 3100 4200 4600 MIX HGT (M).....210 610 850 940 1280 1400 TRANS WIND DIR..210 230 240 240 230 230 TRANS SPD (KTS).7 14 17 16 18 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 7 9 8 9 11 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 VENT RATE.......1288 2574 4695 6682 9093 10590 CATEGORY DAY....1 2 3 3 4 4 FOG POTENTIAL...HIGH HIGH MOD LOW LOW LOW $$ FORECASTER...LEWIS REQUESTED BY...CHET DIERINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120221.RATCL.01/HGX