FNUS74 KHGX 161224 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DCNF...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 624 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY WILL BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY AND STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY BY MID TO LATE MORNING. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO CONTINUE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AT WHICH TIME WINDS WILL BECOME VARIABLE AS HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. ONSHORE FLOW WILL BE REESTABLISHED BY LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. FOG THREAT EXPECTED TO BE LOW TONIGHT WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION CURRENTLY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY BY MIDNIGHT BUT WILL NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO BRING MOISTURE BACK TO THE REGION. FOG THREAT LOOKS TO BE HIGHER SUNDAY NIGHT BUT STRONGER LOW LEVEL WINDS MAY LEAD TO LOW STRATUS RATHER THAN FOG. A COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED CLOUDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BE OFF THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY. A COOL AND DRY SATURDAY WITH WEAKENING NORTH WINDS. ONSHORE WINDS RETURN SUNDAY WITH INCREASING EARLY WEEK MOISTURE AND WARMER CONDITIONS. HIGHER RAIN CHANCES AHEAD OF AN EARLY TUESDAY FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AHEAD OF LATE WEEK COLD FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 49 55 58 56 RH..............52 37 32 32 37 20FT WIND DIR...N NW NW NW W 20FT WIND (MPH).3 7 9 8 5 20FT WIND GUST..5 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2500 3800 4700 4400 MIX HGT (M).....370 760 1160 1430 1340 TRANS WIND DIR..330 320 310 290 280 TRANS SPD (KTS).12 13 14 12 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 7 6 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 45 41 38 37 35 RH..............43 55 65 73 75 82 20FT WIND DIR...SW SW S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).4 3 5 6 6 7 20FT WIND GUST..6 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 3100 2100 1100 500 400 MIX HGT (M).....1220 940 640 340 150 120 TRANS WIND DIR..270 250 220 200 200 200 TRANS SPD (KTS).10 12 14 15 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 7 8 8 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 37 51 63 69 70 RH..............89 89 59 43 36 36 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).7 8 9 12 12 13 20FT WIND GUST..10 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....400 900 2100 3400 4600 5000 MIX HGT (M).....120 270 640 1040 1400 1520 TRANS WIND DIR..200 190 190 190 190 190 TRANS SPD (KTS).15 16 18 21 24 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 9 11 12 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MCKINNEY REQUESTED BY...CHET TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130216.DCNF_.01/HGX