FNUS74 KEWX 312109 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR LBJWC...LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 309 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CST ON FEBRUARY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN SITE AREA AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY...BRINGING A WEAK NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT. WINDS WILL RETURN TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION BY LATE AFTERNOON AND SOME BRIEF GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 60S ON FRIDAY WHILE MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES DROP TO AROUND 35 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT - HIGH CLOUDS). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH BY 1500. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH BY 1500. 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.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 15 25 33 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 42 52 61 67 68 RH..............72 64 50 45 41 40 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NE 5 NE 5 SE 2 SE 5 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 N 1 E 2 S 6 S 8 S 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...24 REQUESTED BY...MATT O TOOLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130201.LBJWC.01/EWX