FNUS74 KEWX 051237 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR PFW YEGUA KNOBBS RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 637 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL INDUCE INCREASING SOUTH WINDS AT THE SURFACE TODAY. NOT MUCH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASE TODAY DESPITE SOUTHERLY FLOW AT SURFACE DUE TO DRY WESTERLIES MIXING DOWN TO LOWER LEVELS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 68 69 73 73 74 73 RH..............51 46 39 35 28 26 27 33 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 10 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 7 9 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 80 80 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 66 60 58 58 56 54 53 52 53 53 52 RH..............39 44 50 52 56 67 74 78 81 77 78 82 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 12 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 37 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 51 52 57 62 64 67 68 71 71 71 71 RH..............86 92 96 84 72 68 61 59 55 55 55 57 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 12 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...02 REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HARPER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.PFWYE.01/EWX