FNUS74 KHGX 031257
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAM HOUSTON BLACKLAND...USFOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
657 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. CANT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER
THIS MORNING AS RADAR SHOWS A LINE OF LIGHT SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM
NEAR SAN ANTONIO TO HUNTSVILLE. HOWEVER...WITH DRY AIR MOVING IN
AT THE SURFACE MUCH OF THIS IS LIKELY EVAPORATING BEFORE REACHING
THE GROUND. 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.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     58     63     66     65
RH..............54     40     29     23     23
20FT WIND DIR...N      N      N      N      N
20FT WIND (MPH).15     16     16     17     15
20FT WIND GUST..20     25     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   3800   4900   5700   5700
MIX HGT (M).....730    1160   1490   1740   1740
TRANS WIND DIR..010    000    000    350    350
TRANS SPD (KTS).25     24     24     24     24
TRANS SPD (M/S).13     12     12     12     12
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...MCKINNEY
REQUESTED BY...RANDY PREWITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120303.SAMHO.01/HGX