FNUS74 KEWX 311818 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR RODGERS HOUSE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1218 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S AROUND THE TIME OF IGNITION WILL WARM INTO THE MID 60S BY LATE AFTERNOON. WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 25 PERCENT AS 20 FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOME GUSTY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING AND REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN SITE AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY...BRINGING A WEAK NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT. WINDS WILL RETURN TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20 PERCENT - HIGH CLOUDS). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 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.......2200-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 10 10 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 66 65 64 RH..............23 21 19 20 23 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 12 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 19 19 16 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 9 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15 PERCENT - HIGH CLOUDS). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......3900-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800-3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 7 7 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 53 47 43 41 39 RH..............26 34 42 50 54 61 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 3 NW 3 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 SW 4 SW 3 SW 3 NW 2 N 2 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT - HIGH CLOUDS). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. 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.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 18 26 31 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 40 50 60 66 68 RH..............68 67 51 44 36 35 20 FT WIND......NW 1 NE 2 E 5 S 7 S 12 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 1 NE 2 E 4 S 6 S 9 S 10 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...24 REQUESTED BY...BRETT IDOL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130131.RODGE.01/EWX