FNUS74 KHGX 061136 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DCNF...DAVY CROCKETT NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 636 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY HAS PUSHED THROUGH TO NEAR THE COAST ALLOWING FOR DRIER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. MAIN CONCERN TODAY WILL BE THE LIGHT WINDS AS A BROAD AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. WINDS TODAY WILL START OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AND GRADUALLY BECOME MORE EASTERLY BY LATE MORNING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT TEMPS WILL FALL TO CLOSE TO THE DEWPOINT BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN THIS...CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG FOR AN HOUR OR SO AROUND SUNRISE BUT THE EASTERLY WINDS WILL HELP PREVENT GULF MOISTURE FROM RETURNING TO THE REGION AND KEEP THE OVERALL FOG THREAT LOW. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 71 78 83 82 RH..............78 61 47 40 46 20FT WIND DIR...NE E E E E 20FT WIND (MPH).7 8 8 8 8 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 10 12 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2600 3600 4200 4300 MIX HGT (M).....460 790 1100 1280 1310 TRANS WIND DIR..060 070 080 090 100 TRANS SPD (KTS).7 7 7 8 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 72 67 64 62 60 RH..............51 66 70 75 80 83 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE E E E 20FT WIND (MPH).7 6 6 5 5 5 20FT WIND GUST.. MIX HGT (FT)....4000 3200 2200 1200 400 100 MIX HGT (M).....1220 980 670 370 120 30 TRANS WIND DIR..110 110 110 120 120 130 TRANS SPD (KTS).10 12 12 12 10 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 6 6 5 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 60 67 74 78 81 RH..............80 81 70 59 54 51 20FT WIND DIR...E E SE SE SE E 20FT WIND (MPH).5 5 6 6 6 7 20FT WIND GUST.. MIX HGT (FT)....100 200 1100 2300 3600 4500 MIX HGT (M).....30 60 340 700 1100 1370 TRANS WIND DIR..130 130 130 130 130 120 TRANS SPD (KTS).8 7 7 7 8 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MCKINNEY REQUESTED BY...CHET DIERINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120406.DCNF_.01/HGX