FNUS74 KEWX 141426
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HILL COUNTRY RESEARCH...LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
826 AM CST THU FEB 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY AS SOUTH WINDS RETURN.
20-FOOT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 8 PM TODAY...
WHILE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
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.......1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........6      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     68     69
RH..............42     29     26
20 FT WIND......SW 7   S 8    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5   S 6    S 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4

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REQUESTED BY...MICHELLE BERTELSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130214.HILLC.01/EWX