FNUS74 KHGX 241353 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DCNF...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 753 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN STRENGTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ELEVATED FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR MASS...ALTHOUGH THE DRIEST AIR WILL OCCUR DURING THE PERIOD OF DECREASING WIND SPEEDS. LIGHT WINDS AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. FOG POTENTIAL IS LOW THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. NOTE...FOG POTENTIAL CATEGORIES INCLUDE LOW FOR VISIBILITY OF 7 MILES OR GREATER...MODERATE FOR VISIBILITY OF 4 TO 6 MILES...AND HIGH FOR VISIBILITY OF 3 MILES OR LOWER. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 49 53 58 60 RH..............56 44 32 27 24 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N N 20FT WIND (MPH).16 16 16 16 13 20FT WIND GUST..20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 3100 4000 5300 5400 MIX HGT (M).....760 940 1220 1620 1650 TRANS WIND DIR..010 010 010 010 010 TRANS SPD (KTS).35 37 32 30 25 TRANS SPD (M/S).18 19 16 15 13 CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 DISPERSION VENT RATE.......13555 18138 20312 24697 21529 CATEGORY DAY....4 5 5 5 5 FOG POTENTIAL...LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 52 48 42 40 39 RH..............25 35 44 57 64 64 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N NE NE 20FT WIND (MPH).7 6 7 6 5 3 20FT WIND GUST.. 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 2400 1000 500 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....1310 730 300 150 90 90 TRANS WIND DIR..020 020 020 030 030 050 TRANS SPD (KTS).20 20 13 0 0 0 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 7 0 0 0 CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10 DISPERSION VENT RATE.......13062 7927 2453 0 0 0 CATEGORY DAY....4 3 2 1 1 1 FOG POTENTIAL...LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 41 49 55 58 58 54 RH..............67 62 48 37 30 33 45 20FT WIND DIR...E E E SE SE S S 20FT WIND (MPH).3 2 2 3 2 1 3 20FT WIND GUST..5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 800 1700 3800 4600 3788 MIX HGT (M).....90 150 240 520 1160 1400 1155 TRANS WIND DIR..100 070 060 050 120 140 150 TRANS SPD (KTS).0 0 1 5 8 10 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).0 0 1 3 4 5 7 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 DISPERSION VENT RATE.......0 0 151 1195 4800 7519 8203 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 3 3 4 FOG POTENTIAL...LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW $$ FORECASTER...LEWIS REQUESTED BY...CHET DIERINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120224.DCNF_.01/HGX