FNUS74 KHGX 141532
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ATTWATER NWR...U. S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
932 AM CST THU FEB 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RATHER DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPING TO AROUND 25 TO 30 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE OVERHEAD. AS THE HIGH MOVES OFF TO THE EAST LATE IN THE
DAY...A LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND COULD DEVELOP. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT SHOULD PUSH THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATE FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON TURNING WINDS TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST.
WINDS QUICKLY TURN BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY AND INCREASE
INTO MONDAY. A SECOND FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF IT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
TEMP............51  57  62  65  67  68  67  65
RH..............59  43  32  28  26  25  26  29
20FT WIND DIR...SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   SE
20FT WIND (MPH).2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3
20FT WIND GUST..    5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.4 4.2 4.8 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5
TRANS WIND DIR..180 250 290 270 230 210 200 180
TRANS SPD (KTS).5   3   2   2   3   3   3   5
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   2   1   1   2   2   2   3
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............61  55  52  49  47  46  44  43  42  41  40  40
RH..............35  43  48  56  63  71  79  82  86  89  92  89
20FT WIND DIR...SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   SE  SE  SE  E   NE
20FT WIND (MPH).3   3   5   5   5   3   2   2   2   2   2   1
20FT WIND GUST..5   5               5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 3.7 2.9 2.2 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANS WIND DIR..170 160 150 140 150 150 160 160 160 160 140 090
TRANS SPD (KTS).5   7   8   9   9   7   6   5   5   3   2   2
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   4   4   5   5   4   3   3   3   2   1   1
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

$$
FORECASTER...LICHTER
REQUESTED BY...WESLEY EVANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130214.ATTWA.02/HGX