FNUS74 KHGX 271223 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR 2013 WOLFWEED...U. S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 623 AM CST TUE NOV 27 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUD COVER IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT WILL BE SLOW TO ERODE TODAY...ALTHOUGH SOME SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON. CONSIDERABLY COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. ONSHORE WINDS WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALSO MAKE A RETURN TO THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY OR FRIDAY. COMMENTS: COLD AIR ADVECTION BENEATH A FAIRLY STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL TRAP MOISTURE BENEATH THE CAPPING INVERSION AND YIELD EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER TODAY. CLOUDS SHOULD BEGIN TO MIX OUT BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM. RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW SOME SPOTTY VERY LIGHT RAIN. THE RISK FOR RAIN SHOULD END BY 8 AM. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD BE FAIRLY BRISK TODAY WITH THE WINDS GRADUALLY TURNING TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. THE 500 METER BURN OFF TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS IN THE UPPER 60S. YOUR LOCATION IS VERY CLOSE TO THE COAST SO DO NOT THINK YOUR SURFACE WINDS WILL DECOUPLE VERY QUICKLY SO MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 500 FEET THROUGH THE EVENING. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 63 65 66 65 RH..............69 58 56 54 56 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N N 20FT WIND (MPH).14 12 12 10 10 20FT WIND GUST..25 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....782 1184 1585 2255 1856 MIX HGT (M).....238 361 483 688 566 TRANS WIND DIR..350 000 000 010 010 TRANS SPD (KTS).14 18 18 18 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 9 9 9 8 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 55 52 51 50 49 RH..............75 80 83 83 83 83 20FT WIND DIR...N N N NE NE NE 20FT WIND (MPH).9 9 8 8 8 8 20FT WIND GUST..15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1447 MIX HGT (M).....441 TRANS WIND DIR..010 020 030 030 040 050 TRANS SPD (KTS).12 16 14 13 10 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 8 7 7 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 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............48 51 60 66 68 67 RH..............83 86 69 61 61 63 20FT WIND DIR...NE NE NE NE E E 20FT WIND (MPH).8 8 7 7 7 7 20FT WIND GUST..15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1600 2000 2500 2700 2600 MIX HGT (M).....400 490 610 760 820 790 TRANS WIND DIR..050 060 060 070 080 080 TRANS SPD (KTS).9 10 12 13 14 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 6 7 7 7 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...RYAN VICE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121127.2013W.01/HGX