FNUS74 KHGX 241232
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COWTRAP...U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
632 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE
OF A COLD FRONT. SOME OF THE LATEST MODELS HAVE THE WINDS SLOWLY
DIMINISHING DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON PERIOD. ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
FOR NOW...EXPECT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT
AND WIND GUSTS FREQUENTLY TO ABOVE 30 MPH.

.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............58     57     60     61     60
RH..............67     53     36     31     31
20FT WIND DIR...N      N      N      N      N
20FT WIND (MPH).28     28     23     20     17
20FT WIND GUST..35     35     30     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   2300   2700   3200   3500
MIX HGT (M).....700    700    820    980    1070
TRANS WIND DIR..010    010    010    020    020
TRANS SPD (KTS).37     38     40     33     29
TRANS SPD (M/S).19     20     21     17     15
DISPERSION......
CWR.............10     10     0      0      0
VENT RATE.......13309  14314  17053  16892  15636
CATEGORY DAY....4      4      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............57
RH..............37
20FT WIND DIR...N
20FT WIND (MPH).14
20FT WIND GUST..15
MIX HGT (FT)....3100
MIX HGT (M).....940
TRANS WIND DIR..030
TRANS SPD (KTS).28
TRANS SPD (M/S).14
DISPERSION......
CWR.............0
VENT RATE.......13395
CATEGORY DAY....4

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FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...RYAN VICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120224.RYANV.01/HGX