FNUS74 KCRP 171405 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR 6 MILE FIRE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 905 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD TODAY AND THEN SLOWLY WESTWARD INTO NORTHEAST MEXICO WEDNESDAY. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL INTERACT WITH ADEQUATE MOISTURE TO PROVIDE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TODAY. GENERAL RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH YET ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL STALL OVER NORTHEASTERN MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN SHIFT WESTWARD FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE BULK OF THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE COAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN SHIFT INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEA BREEZE. THE COMBINATION OF THE EXPECTED DAYTIME TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND WIND...WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS BELOW ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CRITERION THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............82 84 86 86 87 RH..............83 77 72 70 70 20 FT WIND......SSE 10 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SSE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 SE 11 EYELVL WND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1600 2500 2500 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 14 SE 14 SE 15 SE 17 SE 22 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1600 2500 2500 2500 POP.............30 30 30 20 20 LAL.............3 3 3 2 2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 85 84 83 83 82 RH..............72 77 80 81 83 83 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 SE 13 SSE 12 SSE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 11 SE 11 SE 12 SE 10 SSE 9 SSE 8 EYELVL WND GUST.20 20 25 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 1800 2000 1400 1300 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 21 SE 23 SSE 22 SSE 20 SSE 18 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 1800 2000 1400 1300 1000 POP.............20 10 10 10 30 30 LAL.............2 1 1 1 3 3 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............82 82 84 86 88 86 RH..............84 82 75 69 67 73 20 FT WIND......SSE 9 SSE 10 SSE 13 SE 12 SE 13 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SSE 8 SSE 9 SSE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 EYELVL WND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1100 1700 2200 2100 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 17 SSE 16 SSE 16 SSE 16 SSE 17 SSE 18 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1100 1700 2200 2100 2000 POP.............30 40 40 40 20 20 LAL.............3 3 3 3 2 2 HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120717.6MILE.01/CRP