FNUS74 KHGX 071030 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAM HOUSTON C-37...USFOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 530 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A NON-CAPPED AIRMASS WILL ALLOW THE MIXING HEIGHTS TO REACH PAST 8000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BEST DURING THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. PATCHY GROUND FOG AND LOW CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............81 84 87 87 RH..............67 59 53 55 20FT WIND DIR...S S S SE 20FT WIND (MPH).5 5 7 7 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 7521 8859 7847 MIX HGT (M).....1524 2292 2700 2392 TRANS WIND DIR..190 150 120 120 TRANS SPD (KTS).7 5 4 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 2 4 CWR.............20 20 20 20 VENT RATE.......6316 6786 6394 9912 CATEGORY DAY....3 3 3 4 .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 CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............85 82 79 76 74 73 RH..............59 65 72 79 82 84 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).6 3 3 3 3 5 20FT WIND GUST.. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6448 3244 643 515 1047 1349 MIX HGT (M).....1965 989 196 157 319 411 TRANS WIND DIR..140 150 160 160 170 210 TRANS SPD (KTS).10 9 2 2 3 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 1 1 2 3 CWR.............20 30 30 30 20 20 VENT RATE.......11635 5268 232 186 567 1217 CATEGORY DAY....4 3 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LEWIS REQUESTED BY...RANDY PREWITT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120507.SAMHO.01/HGX