FNUS74 KHGX 011249 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SANDY RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 749 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY LITTLE DAY TO DAY CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND THEN AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE COULD BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY BUT CAPPING WILL LIMIT COVERAGE. SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD BEGIN A GRADUAL DECREASE INTO MIDWEEK AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. COMMENTS: WINDS WILL BE A BIT LIGHTER TODAY BUT SHOULD STILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL EXCEED 5000 FEET. THE 500 METER BURN OFF TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 74 AND 76 DEGREES. COULD BE SOME PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS MORNING BUT IT SHOULD BURN OFF QUICKLY. SOUTH WINDS SHOULD BECOME SOUTHEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. FEEL THERE IS STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR EARLY MORNING FOG ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 MILES. FEEL MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BRIEFLY EXCEED 6000 FEET AT PEAK HEATING. WIND DIRECTION WILL VARY BETWEEN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS PREVAILING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND LIGHT SOUTH WINDS PREVAILING OVERNIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANY OBSERVATIONS FOR THIS SITE? .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 83 84 85 86 87 86 RH..............63 57 55 51 50 48 50 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).7 7 7 7 7 8 8 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.4 4.8 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.3 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 TRANS WIND DIR..170 170 170 170 160 160 160 TRANS SPD (KTS).14 14 14 14 14 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 81 78 76 74 73 RH..............51 60 64 69 76 79 20FT WIND DIR...S S S SE SE SE 20FT WIND (MPH).8 7 7 5 3 3 20FT WIND GUST..15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 4000 2900 1900 1300 1000 MIX HGT (M).....1520 1220 880 580 400 300 TRANS WIND DIR..160 170 170 170 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).14 14 13 13 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 6 6 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 74 78 82 84 86 RH..............81 79 74 63 59 57 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT WIND (MPH).3 3 3 5 5 5 20FT WIND GUST..5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1500 2400 3500 4500 5300 MIX HGT (M).....340 460 730 1070 1370 1620 TRANS WIND DIR..170 170 150 140 130 120 TRANS SPD (KTS).10 10 10 9 9 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120501.BIGSA.01/HGX