FNUS74 KHGX 060623 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAMHOSTON C-2...USFOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1223 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BE ON THE RISE 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 WEEKEND AS A STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 58 63 68 72 75 77 78 77 75 RH..............86 69 58 49 42 38 36 36 37 41 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).8 10 14 16 20 21 22 22 22 21 20FT WIND GUST..8 10 15 20 24 25 27 27 27 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.6 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 TRANS WIND DIR..150 150 150 150 150 160 160 160 160 160 TRANS SPD (KTS).9 12 15 17 20 22 24 26 26 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD REQUESTED BY...RANDY PREWITT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120306.SAMHO.01/HGX