FNUS74 KHGX 091950 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW RAIL 2012...U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 250 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CURRENT RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS THAT THE SEABREEZE IS MOVING INLAND ACROSS CHAMBERS COUNTY AT THIS TIME. THE LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE FIRE SHOULD BEGIN TO SWING AROUND TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR AS THE SEABREEZE BOUNDARY MOVES IN. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AT AROUND 5-7 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WITH WIND DIRECTIONS GRADUALLY BECOMING SOUTHERLY AFTER THE INITIAL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SEABREEZE. CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEABREEZE. BEST TIME WOULD BE BETWEEN 4PM AND 6PM...ALTHOUGH ACTIVITY MAY BE FURTHER INLAND THAN THE FIRE SITE BY THAT TIME. WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY AT AROUND 5 MPH WITH TRANSPORT WINDS GRADUALLY BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE NIGHT. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 88 86 81 79 78 76 75 RH..............61 61 65 77 82 85 90 94 20FT WIND DIR...E SE SE SE SE S SW SW 20FT WIND (MPH).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20FT WIND GUST..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2200 1700 1200 900 900 600 200 MIX HGT (M).....850 670 520 370 270 270 180 60 TRANS WIND DIR..060 070 090 130 160 220 300 350 TRANS SPD (KTS).7 6 3 3 2 1 1 1 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 79 84 88 90 92 RH..............94 82 70 61 58 54 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW SW S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).3 5 6 7 8 10 20FT WIND GUST..5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....100 1200 1800 2400 3000 3200 MIX HGT (M).....30 370 550 730 910 970 TRANS WIND DIR..030 090 160 180 180 210 TRANS SPD (KTS).1 5 10 12 14 18 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 3 5 6 7 9 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MCKINNEY REQUESTED BY...MARIA VIELMA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120609.YELLO.02/HGX