FNUS74 KEWX 081528 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR PT PILE BURN...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 928 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PT PILE BURN SITE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN...A BREEZY SOUTHERLY GULF FLOW WILL CONTINUE. EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH OVERCAST...COOL AND RAINY CONDITIONS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 32 TO 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........96 94 94 97 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 75 76 77 RH..............77 73 65 59 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 13 S 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 2 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................80 PERCENT. LAL.................5. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 25 TO 33 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............74 67 59 52 48 46 RH..............57 60 63 66 73 76 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 14 N 17 N 16 N 16 N 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................80 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 24 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 45 46 47 47 47 RH..............80 81 81 81 79 80 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 14 N 13 N 13 N 13 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...11 REQUESTED BY...BRETT IDOL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.PTPIL.01/EWX