FNUS74 KHGX 021340
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DCNF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
740 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
BRISK WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY DUE TO TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY BY MID MORNING AND THEN WILL RELAX SLIGHTLY AND
BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AROUND MID AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE IN
SPEED AGAIN THIS EVENING. GIVEN THE EARLY PASSAGE OF THE FRONT FOG
THREAT IS LOW FOR TONIGHT. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH WINDS AND RH VALUES APPROACHING RED
FLAG CRITERIA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL KEEP
WINDS LIGHT FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............69     74     78     81     81
RH..............90     74     54     41     35
20FT WIND DIR...SW     SW      W      W      NW
20FT WIND (MPH).12     9      8      8      7
20FT WIND GUST..       15     14     14
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   2900   3600   4100   4400
MIX HGT (M).....580    880    1100   1250   1340
TRANS WIND DIR..240    260    280    300    320
TRANS SPD (KTS).18     16     15     14     14
TRANS SPD (M/S).9      8      8      7      7
CWR.............20     20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     60     54     50     47     45
RH..............36     58     64     71     76     79
20FT WIND DIR...N      N      N      NE      N      N
20FT WIND (MPH).7      9      12     13     13     13
20FT WIND GUST..       10     15     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....4400   4200   3700   3200   2500   1700
MIX HGT (M).....1340   1280   1130   980    760    520
TRANS WIND DIR..330    350    020    040    030    030
TRANS SPD (KTS).16     22     26     30     25     21
TRANS SPD (M/S).8      11     13     15     13     11
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     46
RH..............76     63
20FT WIND DIR...N      N
20FT WIND (MPH).13     14
20FT WIND GUST..15     20
MIX HGT (FT)....800    2100
MIX HGT (M).....240    640
TRANS WIND DIR..020    020
TRANS SPD (KTS).18     18
TRANS SPD (M/S).9      9
CWR.............10     10

$$
FORECASTER...MCKINNEY
REQUESTED BY...CHET DIERINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120302.DCNF_.01/HGX