FNUS74 KHGX 221353 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR RATCLIFF PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 753 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM ORGANIZES AND MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON FRIDAY. A STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES AND ALSO KEEP MIXING HEIGHTS RELATIVELY LOW. WITH SURFACE WINDS TAKING ON A SW-S FLOW TONIGHT...AM NOT AS CONFIDENT WITH FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. THAT SAID...NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS AGGRESSIVE WITH FOG TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME...FEEL FOG WILL BE PATCHY WITH VISIBILITIES BETWEEN 1 AND 4 MILES. STRONGER TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 66 71 73 73 RH..............84 73 66 64 62 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW SW SW SW 20FT WIND (MPH).8 9 12 13 13 20FT WIND GUST..15 15 15 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1300 1800 2500 2800 MIX HGT (M).....300 400 550 760 850 TRANS WIND DIR..220 230 240 240 230 TRANS SPD (KTS).8 12 17 16 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 9 8 8 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 66 63 62 61 60 RH..............63 70 75 78 81 84 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW SW SW SW SW 20FT WIND (MPH).10 9 8 9 10 10 20FT WIND GUST..15 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 1000 200 300 500 600 MIX HGT (M).....730 300 60 90 150 180 TRANS WIND DIR..220 220 220 210 210 210 TRANS SPD (KTS).15 9 7 9 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 5 4 5 5 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 62 71 78 82 82 RH..............90 87 66 54 46 44 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW SW SW SW SW 20FT WIND (MPH).12 13 14 15 14 12 20FT WIND GUST..15 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 900 1800 5200 5600 MIX HGT (M).....210 210 270 550 1580 1710 TRANS WIND DIR..210 210 220 230 250 250 TRANS SPD (KTS).10 10 14 21 29 29 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 7 11 15 15 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...CHET DIERINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120222.RATCL.01/HGX