FNUS74 KHGX 141052 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHNF C-85...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 552 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. WINDS MAY GUST TO AS HIGH AS 30 TO 35 MPH ...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 45 CORRIDOR. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AND THEN PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 75 80 83 85 RH..............87 74 60 55 51 20FT WIND DIR...SE S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).9 12 15 16 18 20FT WIND GUST..15 20 25 30 32 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 3900 4400 4400 4100 MIX HGT (M).....980 1190 1340 1340 1250 TRANS WIND DIR..170 170 170 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).31 32 32 33 33 TRANS SPD (M/S).16 16 16 17 17 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............83 79 76 75 73 72 RH..............57 64 74 76 84 87 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).17 14 12 10 10 10 20FT WIND GUST..27 21 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3000 2500 2200 2100 2200 MIX HGT (M).....1100 910 760 670 640 670 TRANS WIND DIR..160 160 160 160 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).28 26 28 30 30 29 TRANS SPD (M/S).14 13 14 15 15 15 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...BLOOD REQUESTED BY...J KLAWINSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120413.SHNFC.01/HGX