FNUS74 KEWX 101541 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 941 AM CST THU JAN 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARMING WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED LOW LEVEL CLOUDS COULD DRIFT INTO THE BURN AREA FROM THE WEST AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER ALOFT TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE LOW CLOUD AREA WILL THEREFORE BE MAINLY TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE BURN AREA...BUT PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES COULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AS THE BURN AREA REMAINS ON THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE LOW CLOUD AREA. THE AREA OF CLOUDINESS SHOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES...WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE MORE AFFECTED BY THE WARMING AND DRYING LOW LEVEL WEST WINDS. BY SUNSET...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO BELOW 10 MPH AND BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........63 53 49 49 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 57 59 60 61 60 60 RH..............70 64 61 59 58 58 60 20 FT WIND DIR..240 240 240 240 240 240 240 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 13 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.240 240 240 240 240 240 240 EYE LVL WND SPD.9 10 10 10 10 8 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 20 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......1600-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1100 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........25 25 25 25 25 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 54 51 49 48 47 RH..............63 73 80 80 85 88 20 FT WIND......240/6 230/2 220/2 210/2 200/2 190/3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..240/5 230/2 220/2 210/2 200/2 190/2 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......900-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 29 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...18 REQUESTED BY...SHAWN WOODBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130110.MARTI.01/EWX