FNUS74 KHGX 291134 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DCNF NORTH...DAVY CROCKETT NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 634 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 0.20 OF AN INCH IN EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY. SHORT TERM MODELS ARE AGAIN AGGRESSIVE WITH RAIN REDEVELOPING AROUND NOON AND PERSISTING THROUGH 4 PM. CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH THAT IF RAIN DEVELOPS EARLIER IN THE DAY...MAX TEMPS WILL NOT WARM ENOUGH TO CREATE MIXING HEIGHTS MUCH ABOVE 3500 FEET. 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. FOG POTENTIAL SHOULD REMAIN HIGH FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 69 74 76 78 RH..............87 78 71 66 62 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE S S SE 20FT WIND (MPH).6 6 7 7 7 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....699 1492 3414 4899 4978 MIX HGT (M).....213 455 1041 1494 1518 TRANS WIND DIR..170 160 160 190 170 TRANS SPD (MPH).6 10 10 14 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 5 5 7 6 CWR.............30 30 30 50 50 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............76 72 70 68 67 66 RH..............66 76 78 84 84 87 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).7 6 6 5 5 3 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4221 3300 2400 1500 800 500 MIX HGT (M).....1287 1010 730 460 240 150 TRANS WIND DIR..180 180 180 180 180 180 TRANS SPD (MPH).7 8 9 10 10 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 4 4 CWR.............50 30 30 30 20 20 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 66 71 76 79 81 RH..............90 87 79 69 62 58 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).3 3 3 5 5 5 20FT WIND GUST..5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 600 1200 2100 3000 3600 MIX HGT (M).....150 180 370 640 910 1100 TRANS WIND DIR..180 180 170 170 170 160 TRANS SPD (MPH).8 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 CWR.............20 30 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...CHET DIERINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.DCNFN.01/HGX