FNUS74 KEWX 151647
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST BURN...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1047 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2013

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS
DRY WESTERLIES MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT BROUGHT
NORTH WINDS WHICH WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 40
PERCENT. DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LOWER DEW POINTS 10 TO 15 DEGREES
ON SATURDAY AND HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S. HOWEVER...NORTH
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 MPH. THIS WILL MEAN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100-3300
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........63     63     63
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     58     57
RH..............51     43     41
20 FT WIND......NE 12  N 12   N 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 10  N 10   N 10
EYE LEVEL WIND
GUST............20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....4      3      2

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FORECASTER...05
REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130215.TESTB.01/EWX