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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SANDY NW RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
811 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS HIGH CLOUDS MOVE OUT OF THE
AREA THIS MORNING. A VERY WEAK COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE SITE
EARLY THIS MORNING AND HAS STALLED SOUTH OF HUNTSVILLE. VERY LIGHT
WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK NORTH THROUGH
THE SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL BE DIFFUSE. SOUTHEASTERLY
FLOW SHOULD PREVAIL BETWEEN 13-1500 AFTER 1600 WINDS MAY BECOME
MORE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT IT SHOULD
BE VERY SHALLOW AND IN LOW LYING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     61     65     65
RH..............56     43     38     38
20FT WIND DIR...VRB    VRB    SE     SE
20FT WIND (MPH).3      3      4      5
20FT WIND GUST..              6      8
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   3300   4200   3900
MIX HGT (M).....580    1010   1280   1190
TRANS WIND DIR..110    220    170    160
TRANS SPD (KTS).9      3      6      9
TRANS SPD (M/S).5      2      3      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     54     50     48     46     45
RH..............47     57     65     71     76     82
20FT WIND DIR...SE     S      S      SE     SE     E
20FT WIND (MPH).4      4      4      3      2      2
20FT WIND GUST..8                    5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   2500   1700   1000   700    500
MIX HGT (M).....980    760    520    300    210    150
TRANS WIND DIR..160    160    160    150    170    180
TRANS SPD (KTS).14     14     15     14     5      0
TRANS SPD (M/S).7      7      8      7      3      0
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     46     56     65     70     70
RH..............93     93     69     54     50     51
20FT WIND DIR...E      SE     S      SW     W      W
20FT WIND (MPH).2      3      5      6      5      2
20FT WIND GUST..5      5             10            5
MIX HGT (FT)....200    1400   2600   3800   4200   3900
MIX HGT (M).....60     430    790    1160   1280   1190
TRANS WIND DIR..180    180    190    240    260    270
TRANS SPD (KTS).0      12     16     12     8      6
TRANS SPD (M/S).0      6      8      6      4      3
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...PROCHAZKA
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130201.BIGSA.01/HGX