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SPOT FORECAST FOR BALCONES PILES...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1148 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR EL PASO AND THE
ATTENDANT TROF AXIS WILL MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL
TROF AXIS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE I-35 CORRIDOR AROUND NOON ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE LOW CLOUDS MOVING EAST OF THE
BURN SITE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
THEREAFTER. SFC WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 15
MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  LIGHT RAIN
IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 21 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........86     77     77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     40     39
RH..............63     64     59
20 FT WIND......N 12   N 14   N 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 10   N 10   N 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........67     67     31     31     31     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     35     33     32     31     30
RH..............60     67     69     64     67     67
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 9    N 8    N 8    NW 7   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 8    N 7    N 6    N 6    NW 6   NW 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      3      3

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FORECASTER...13
REQUESTED BY...BRETT IDOL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130115.BALCO.01/EWX