FNUS74 KHGX 291447 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR MDWMA COMPARTMEN 5...TPWD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 847 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON USHERING IN MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS. WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE THROUGH MIDDAY BECOMING GUSTY. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS WEST TEXAS. THIS HIGH WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY ALLOWING ONSHORE WINDS TO RESUME. .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 54 60 65 67 67 RH..............48 45 37 33 30 32 20FT WIND DIR...NW NW NW N N N 20FT WIND (MPH).7 12 15 17 17 15 20FT WIND GUST..10 15 20 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1700 2700 3300 4400 4500 MIX HGT (M).....180 520 820 1010 1340 1370 TRANS WIND DIR..310 310 320 330 340 340 TRANS SPD (KTS).12 18 24 25 24 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 9 12 13 12 11 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MCKINNEY REQUESTED BY...LANG ALFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130129.MDWMA.01/HGX