FNUS74 KEWX 051422
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKHARDT EAST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
822 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED
TODAY ACROSS BURNET AND NEARBY CITIES AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION LATER IN THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58  58  58  58  58  58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............68   70  72  74  74  73
RH..............51   47  43  41  41  42
20 FT WIND DIR..330 310 260 240 190 100
20 FT WIND SPD..5    5   5   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.             5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW   NW  W   SW  S   SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4    4   4   3   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.5    5   5   5   5   5
HAINES INDEX....5    5   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000-2300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...17
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN CARTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130205.ECKHA.01/EWX