FNUS74 KHGX 231010
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAMHUSTON C-105...USFOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
410 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL
TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING AHEAD A FAST MOVING COLD
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE COAST BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM FRIDAY
MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND UNSEASONABLY
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE MIXING HEIGHTS NEAR 5000 FEET. DUE TO THE
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT IN A
FEW LOCATIONS. MIXING HEIGHTS COULD FALL QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND INCREASE
AGAIN OVERNIGHT IN THE WAKE OF TONIGHTS COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS NOT
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MUCH IF ANY PRECIPITATION.

COMMENTS: LOW CLOUDS SHOULD ERODE BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON. CIRRUS CLOUDS
WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS DURING THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY WILL
VARY BETWEEN SOUTHWEST AND WEST-SOUTHWEST. WILL GET THE HYSPLIT TO YOU
BY 6 AM.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............77     83     85     83
RH..............56     43     37     37
20FT WIND DIR...SW     SW     SW     SW
20FT WIND (MPH).16     18     16     10
20FT WIND GUST..24     24     24     16
MIX HGT (FT)....2057   2931   4840   3216
MIX HGT (M).....627    894    1476   981
TRANS WIND DIR..240    240    250    270
TRANS SPD (KTS).23     26     28     26
TRANS SPD (M/S).12     13     14     13
CWR.............10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...ROESELER
REQUESTED BY...RANDY PREWITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120223.SAMHU.01/HGX