FNUS74 KHGX 051510 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR RX TEAL SLOUGH...U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 907 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW AS SOME OF THE DRY AIR ALOFT MIXES DOWN TOWARD THE SURFACE. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BE ON THE RISE BEGINNING ON TUESDAY AS THE ONSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS IN RESPONSE TO A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. RAIN CHANCES COME BACK INTO THE FORECAST STARTING ON WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND ON INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND AS A STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. COMMENTS: MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN LOW THIS MORNING AND PEAK AROUND MID AFTERNOON. A STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL FALL QUICKLY. DRY AIR ALOFT WILL AGAIN MIX TO THE SURFACE BUT WINDS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND ONLY BEGIN TO INCREASE AS EVENING APPROACHES. 500 METER BURN OFF TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 66 AND 68 DEGREES. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 63 69 72 72 RH..............80 56 44 40 42 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).5 5 6 7 8 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1072 2060 3946 3631 MIX HGT (M).....244 327 628 1203 458 TRANS WIND DIR..220 190 170 170 160 TRANS SPD (KTS).5 5 5 6 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 65 62 61 60 59 RH..............51 58 67 72 75 80 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S SE 20FT WIND (MPH).8 8 7 6 5 5 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1501 1200 1200 500 300 300 MIX HGT (M).....458 370 370 150 90 90 TRANS WIND DIR..150 150 150 160 160 160 TRANS SPD (KTS).12 14 16 18 18 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 8 9 9 9 CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 60 66 70 73 72 RH..............86 81 70 63 59 61 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT WIND (MPH).6 9 14 17 18 17 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 1800 2700 3500 4000 MIX HGT (M).....150 300 550 820 1070 1220 TRANS WIND DIR..160 150 150 150 150 150 TRANS SPD (KTS).18 21 23 25 28 29 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 11 12 13 14 15 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN LEJEUNE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.RXTEA.01/HGX