FNUS74 KEWX 221628
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW SALEM...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1028 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS FOR MOSTLY SUNNY TO SUNNY SKIES AFTER NOON.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWEST (220-240)WINDS WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE WEST
(260-280)AROUND NOON AND STAY FROM THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
AS A DRY LINE MOVES ACROSS THE NEW SALEM PROJECT. AVERAGE WIND ACROSS
THE PROJECT AREA WILL BE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH AROUND 2 TO 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY TO SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT).

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33  33  33  33  33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............75  77  78  78  77
RH..............44  34  29  30  33
20 FT WIND DIR..260 270 270 270 260
20 FT WIND SPD..12  12  12  10  8
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.9   9   9   7   6
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  20  15  15
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
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.......4200-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 32 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
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.......1900-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...17
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN CARTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120222.NEWSA.01/EWX