FNUS74 KEWX 041532 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 932 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS...PERHAPS MIXED WITH SNOW FLURRIES AND SLEET THROUGH 11 AM...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY OVER THE HILL COUNTRY. AFTERNOON PRECIPITATION RATES SHOULD BE LIGHTER THAN WAS SEEN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH MAINLY LIGHT DRIZZLE EXPECTED. LOW CLOUDS AND HIGH HUMIDITIES ABOVE 70 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... WITH DIRECTIONS OUT OF THE EAST TODAY...THEN SOUTH TONIGHT...THEN SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............38 37 38 40 41 40 38 RH..............83 83 80 76 74 77 84 20 FT WIND DIR..070 070 080 090 100 100 100 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.070 070 080 090 100 100 100 EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 82 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............37 37 37 37 37 37 RH..............88 87 87 91 92 92 20 FT WIND......110/2 140/2 160/2 210/1 200/1 210/1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..110/2 140/2 160/2 210/2 200/2 210/2 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...18 REQUESTED BY...SHAWN WOODBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130104.MARTI.01/EWX