FNUS74 KEWX 241734 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP SWIFT 234...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1234 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1215 CDT ON OCTOBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AS SOUTHERLY 20 FOOT WINDS KEEP LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE BURN SITE. MIXING WILL BE POOR IN THE MORNING...BUT WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS CLOUD COVER DECREASES. SOUTHERLY 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE EVENING ON THURSDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY...BRINGING AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH...GUSTY CONDITIONS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT LOW CLOUDS) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) AROUND NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 100 60 60 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 69 77 81 85 86 RH..............100 100 77 63 55 52 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...24 REQUESTED BY...MARK STINSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121024.CAMPS.01/EWX