FNUS74 KHGX 042031 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR WHARTON UNIT WF...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 231 PM CST TUE DEC 4 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME MORE VARIABLE AS A SERIES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PASS BY THE SITE TO THE NORTH. A LARGER CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR PALACIOS SHOULD PASS OVER THE SITE BETWEEN 1730 AND 1930 BRINGING GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SMALL HAIL MAY BE POSSIBLE. A PREFRONTAL TROUGH SHOULD MOVE INTO THE SITE AROUND THIS SAME TIME SWINGING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH BUT THE DRIER AIR SHOULD ARRIVE UNTIL AFTER 0300 WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............78 77 76 73 68 66 65 64 63 62 62 61 60 60 59 RH..............69 71 74 81 93 97 97 95 93 93 90 90 90 89 85 20FT WIND DIR...W W W W W NW N N N N N N N N N 20FT WIND (MPH).7 6 5 3 2 4 6 5 7 7 6 4 5 6 7 20FT WIND GUST..10 5 5 8 10 10 10 12 10 9 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.7 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANS WIND DIR..260 240 190 270 280 300 310 330 350 000 350 340 330 320 310 TRANS SPD (KTS).3 6 8 7 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 CWR.............60 60 70 70 60 50 30 30 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 59 60 63 66 68 70 71 72 72 71 69 RH..............90 90 89 81 75 71 63 60 60 57 55 60 20FT WIND DIR...N N N N N N N N N N N N 20FT WIND (MPH).9 9 9 9 8 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 20FT WIND GUST..15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.7 TRANS WIND DIR..300 310 320 330 350 000 000 010 010 020 020 030 TRANS SPD (KTS).7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...PROCHAZKA REQUESTED BY...DAVID CHISOLM TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121204.WHART.01/HGX