FNUS74 KEWX 180007 AAA FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKHARDT SW...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 607 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH NO RAINFALL EXPECTED. A SURFACE RIDGE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SURFACE WINDS VEERING TO THE EAST IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTHEAST BY THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 15 15 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 36 45 53 58 59 RH..............88 86 66 50 42 40 20 FT WIND......NE 5 E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4 E 4 E 4 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 21 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 48 44 41 39 38 RH..............46 61 71 78 84 88 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4 SE 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. 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.......1500-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 65 41 24 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 38 47 55 60 61 RH..............91 90 70 54 45 43 20 FT WIND......S 6 SW 6 SW 6 S 7 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 SW 4 SW 5 S 6 S 5 S 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...13 REQUESTED BY...ROB VERNACHIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130117.ECKHA.01/EWX