FNUS74 KHGX 301339 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR 2013 BLUE STEM1...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 739 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT MORNING OBSERVATIONS SUPPORT LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WITH STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP WITH RH VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BY 1 PM. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 55 57 60 61 63 64 64 64 63 RH..............35 32 30 25 24 22 22 19 20 23 20FT WIND DIR...NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20FT WIND (MPH).10 14 17 23 21 22 21 20 16 12 20FT WIND GUST..15 25 30 32 32 32 32 30 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.6 2.6 3.1 4.0 3.9 4.3 5.3 4.5 4.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.3 TRANS WIND DIR..300 300 300 310 310 310 310 320 320 330 TRANS SPD (KTS).32 35 37 38 39 38 37 35 33 32 TRANS SPD (M/S).16 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 51 47 45 43 42 RH..............25 44 53 65 65 65 20FT WIND DIR...NW N N N NW W 20FT WIND (MPH).7 7 5 3 2 1 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 1700 1300 900 500 300 MIX HGT (M).....1190 520 400 270 150 90 TRANS WIND DIR..330 340 340 340 000 020 TRANS SPD (KTS).29 13 7 13 5 0 TRANS SPD (M/S).15 7 4 7 3 0 $$ FORECASTER...PROCHAZKA REQUESTED BY...DAVID CHISOLM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130130.2013B.01/HGX