FNUS74 KHGX 031229
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DCNF...DAVY CROCKETT NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
629 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT
THAT MOVED OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO COULD
BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS A LINE OF LIGHT SHOWERS EXTENDS FROM
NEAR SAN ANTONIO TO COLLEGE STATION AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
GENERALLY TO THE EAST. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD DISSIPATE AS DRIER AIR
MOVES INTO THE REGION AND NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF
MEASURABLE RAINFALL TODAY. AS THE DRY AIR BUILDS IN MINIMUM RH
VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO EASE LATER TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY
OVERNIGHT. RH VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT LIGHT WINDS WILL PRECLUDE ANOTHER RED FLAG
WARNING. WITH THE DRY AIR IN PLACE NO FOG CONCERNS THROUGH THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     56     62     64     64
RH..............54     38     26     22     21
20FT WIND DIR...N      N      N      N      N
20FT WIND (MPH).14     15     15     15     13
20FT WIND GUST..20     20     25     25     18
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   3800   5000   5700   5800
MIX HGT (M).....730    1160   1520   1740   1770
TRANS WIND DIR..020    020    010    000    350
TRANS SPD (KTS).24     23     22     22     23
TRANS SPD (M/S).12     12     11     11     12
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     50     45     42     40     38
RH..............24     41     51     57     64     70
20FT WIND DIR...N      NW     NW     W      W      W
20FT WIND (MPH).8      7      6      5      5      6
20FT WIND GUST..12
MIX HGT (FT)....5000   3800   2500   1300   500    400
MIX HGT (M).....1520   1160   760    400    150    120
TRANS WIND DIR..340    340    330    330    310    290
TRANS SPD (KTS).23     21     18     16     15     15
TRANS SPD (M/S).12     11     9      8      8      8
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.SUNDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     42
RH..............72     67
20FT WIND DIR...W      W
20FT WIND (MPH).6      7
20FT WIND GUST..
MIX HGT (FT)....400    900
MIX HGT (M).....120    270
TRANS WIND DIR..270    270
TRANS SPD (KTS).15     12
TRANS SPD (M/S).8      6
CWR.............0      0

$$
FORECASTER...MCKINNEY
REQUESTED BY...CHET DIERINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120303.DCNF_.01/HGX