FNUS74 KHGX 150919 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DCNF...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 419 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. GULF MOISTURE IS ALREADY WELL ENTRENCHED ACROSS SE TEXAS WHICH WILL KEEP LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED SHOWER DURING THE DAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL NOT DROP MUCH IN THE AFTERNOON BUT WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE LOW 80S MIXING HEIGHTS WILL LIKELY EXTEND TO AROUND 5000 TO 6000 FEET FOR INLAND AREAS. SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORMING IN THE PLAINS. A FRONT MAY PUSH THROUGH THE AREA NEXT TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 71 75 78 79 RH..............97 81 71 62 58 20FT WIND DIR...S SE SE S S 20FT WIND (MPH).7 6 8 9 8 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 3200 3900 4500 4800 MIX HGT (M).....700 980 1190 1370 1460 TRANS WIND DIR..170 180 180 180 180 TRANS SPD (MPH).9 13 14 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 6 7 7 CWR.............5 5 10 15 15 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 73 70 68 67 66 RH..............58 68 78 87 93 100 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).7 7 7 7 7 6 20FT WIND GUST.. MIX HGT (FT)....4700 4300 3800 3100 2600 2100 MIX HGT (M).....1430 1310 1160 940 790 640 TRANS WIND DIR..170 170 170 170 170 160 TRANS SPD (MPH).14 14 15 16 15 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 7 7 5 CWR.............20 10 10 5 0 0 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............65 65 71 76 80 81 RH..............100 100 81 64 56 54 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).6 6 8 9 9 9 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2200 2900 3700 4400 5000 MIX HGT (M).....580 670 880 1130 1340 1520 TRANS WIND DIR..160 160 170 180 180 170 TRANS SPD (MPH).8 9 13 17 20 20 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 6 8 9 9 CWR.............5 5 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...HAFELE REQUESTED BY...CHET DIERINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.DCNF_.01/HGX