FNUS74 KHGX 011201
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAM HOUSTON C-21...USFOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
601 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LATE NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING FOG...LOCALLY DENSE CLOSER TO THE
COAST. THE EVENING FOG POTENTIAL WILL BE MODERATE...HIGHER PROB PAST
MIDNIGHT. IN RESPONSE TO A TIGHTER ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT...STRONGER
SOUTHERLIES BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW. AFTER A FOGGY BECOMING HAZY AND
MILD MID TO LATE MORNING...A WARM HUMID PARTIALLY CLOUDY THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING WILL CLEAR SKIES OUT BY MID-DAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...
THERE WILL BE A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS LATE SATURDAY
MORNING INTO AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............73     78     80     80
RH..............79     71     72     72
20FT WIND DIR...S      S      S      S
20FT WIND (MPH).7      9      12     13
20FT WIND GUST..       10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   2600   2900   3100
MIX HGT (M).....700    790    880    940
TRANS WIND DIR..180    180    180    180
TRANS SPD (KTS).10     13     16     18
TRANS SPD (M/S).5      7      8      9
CWR.............20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............77     73     70     69     68     67
RH..............74     76     81     84     87     90
20FT WIND DIR...S      S      S      S      S      S
20FT WIND (MPH).14     13     13     12     12     12
20FT WIND GUST..20     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   2500   1900   1300   1000   900
MIX HGT (M).....910    760    580    400    300    270
TRANS WIND DIR..180    180    180    190    190    190
TRANS SPD (KTS).20     18     16     14     12     12
TRANS SPD (M/S).10     9      8      7      6      6
CWR.............20     20     20     20     20     20

$$
FORECASTER...BLOOD
REQUESTED BY...RANDY PREWITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120301.SAMHO.01/HGX