FNUS74 KEWX 272309 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY ROAD FIRE...BASTROP COUNTY OEM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 609 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1745 CDT ON MAY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WEAKEN SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT DAY TO REDUCE WIND SPEEDS. EXPECT A GRADUAL DECREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS EVENING WITH DIRECTIONS MAINLY 150 TO 170 DEGREES TONIGHT. THE WEAKENING WINDS SHOULD HELP MIXING DECREASE FASTER WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDINESS AND HIGH HUMIDITIES OVER 75 PERCENT DEVELOPING AT AROUND MIDNIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON MIXING MONDAY SHOULD LOWER HUMIDITIES TO NEAR 40 PERCENT BETWEEN 3 AND 7 PM. A DEEP LAYER OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE GULF SHOULD HELP HUMIDITY RECOVERY TO OCCUR EVEN FASTER MONDAY EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000-2300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 45 45 45 77 90 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............90 86 81 77 74 73 RH..............48 54 65 74 82 88 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 9 S 8 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 8 S 8 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 13 10 8 HAINES INDEX....5 3 5 5 5 5 .MEMORIAL DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 90 50 50 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 74 79 84 89 91 RH..............91 86 71 59 49 42 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 8 9 9 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...18 REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LONG TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120527.SANDY.02/EWX