FNUS74 KHGX 141121
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DCNF...DAVY CROCKETT NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
621 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE WILL LEAD TO MODERATE TO
STRONG ONSHORE WINDS...WITH SURFACE GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 45 CORRIDOR. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY...WITH A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF AN EARLY
MONDAY SQUALL LINE PASSAGE. THE FOG POTENTIAL FOR SUNDAY MORNING IS LOW.

.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............70     75     79     82     84
RH..............87     71     60     55     51
20FT WIND DIR...S      S      S      S      S
20FT WIND (MPH).9      12     14     16     15
20FT WIND GUST..15     20     25     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   3600   4200   4400   4500
MIX HGT (M).....910    1100   1280   1340   1370
TRANS WIND DIR..170    170    170    170    170
TRANS SPD (KTS).29     30     31     31     32
TRANS SPD (M/S).15     15     16     16     16
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............82     78     76     74     73     72
RH..............55     62     69     76     79     84
20FT WIND DIR...S      S      S      S      S      S
20FT WIND (MPH).14     13     12     12     10     10
20FT WIND GUST..25     25     20     20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....4300   3800   3200   2500   2400   2600
MIX HGT (M).....1310   1160   980    760    730    790
TRANS WIND DIR..170    170    170    170    170    180
TRANS SPD (KTS).32     31     30     29     29     31
TRANS SPD (M/S).16     16     15     15     15     16
CWR.............20     20     20     20     20     20

.SUNDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............71     72
RH..............90     87
20FT WIND DIR...S      S
20FT WIND (MPH).10     12
20FT WIND GUST..15     20
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   3800
MIX HGT (M).....940    1160
TRANS WIND DIR..180    180
TRANS SPD (KTS).35     36
TRANS SPD (M/S).18     19
CWR.............20     20

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FORECASTER...LICHTER
REQUESTED BY...CHET DIERINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120414.DCNF_.01/HGX