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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKLAND FIELD PRESCRIBED BURNS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
152 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND MOVE OFF THE COAST OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF
GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON SATURDAY FAVOR
RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL...SO A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM. MUCH LIGHTER AND MORE VARIABLE WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN A 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. DUE TO THE
WEAKER WINDS...RED FLAG WARNINGS WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     56     62     65     65
RH..............63     43     30     25     25
20FT WIND DIR...N      N      N      N      N
20FT WIND (MPH).15     15     15     14     12
20FT WIND GUST..20     20     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   2900   4000   4800   5000
MIX HGT (M).....550    880    1220   1460   1520
TRANS WIND DIR..010    010    010    010    000
TRANS SPD (KTS).16     20     23     24     24
TRANS SPD (M/S).8      10     12     12     12
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............62
RH..............28
20FT WIND DIR...N
20FT WIND (MPH).8
20FT WIND GUST..10
MIX HGT (FT)....4300
MIX HGT (M).....1310
TRANS WIND DIR..350
TRANS SPD (KTS).22
TRANS SPD (M/S).11
CWR.............0

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FORECASTER...LICHTER
REQUESTED BY...J  KLAWINSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120303.BLACK.01/HGX