FNUS74 KEWX 181218 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPITAL AREA INTERAGENCY WILDFIRE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT ACAD...TEXAS A&M FOREST S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 718 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 CDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GENERALLY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. WE DO EXPECT GUSTY NORTHEAST 20-FOOT WINDS UP TO 25 MPH FROM 8AM THROUGH 5PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AFTER 4PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 26 19 20 20 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 63 70 75 78 78 RH..............84 73 54 36 30 29 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 12 NE 13 NE 12 NE 12 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 7 NE 10 NE 10 NE 9 NE 9 NE 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 1 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........16 18 20 20 21 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 54 63 72 79 82 RH..............56 54 41 32 27 24 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 2 N 3 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 N 3 N 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...10 REQUESTED BY...MARTY MARTINEZ PSC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121018.CAPIT.01/EWX