FNUS74 KHGX 290904
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAM HOUSTON C-82...USFOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
404 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. RAINFALL COULD BE LOCALLY
HEAVY IN A FEW SPOTS.

COMMENTS:
RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT NEAR THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA. AMOUNTS AVERAGED
AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH IN WESTERN SAN JACINTO COUNTY. SHORT TERM
MODELS ARE AGAIN AGGRESSIVE WITH RAIN REDEVELOPING AROUND NOON AND
PERSISTING THROUGH 4 PM. LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS FRIDAY WILL BE DRIER
THAN TODAY. TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH.
MIXING HEIGHTS STRONGLY DEPENDENT ON WHEN RAIN REDEVELOPS AND THE LEVEL
OF HEATING. 500 METER BURN OFF TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 73 DEGREES.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............71     75     78     79
RH..............76     66     62     60
20FT WIND DIR...SE     SE     S      SE
20FT WIND (MPH).6      7      7      7
20FT WIND GUST..       10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1495   3445   4587   5226
MIX HGT (M).....456    1050   1398   1593
TRANS WIND DIR..180    200    200    190
TRANS SPD (MPH).7      8      8      7
TRANS SPD (M/S).3      4      4      3
CWR.............30     30     50     50

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FORECASTER...ROESELER
REQUESTED BY...RANDY PREWITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.SAMHO.02/HGX