FNUS74 KSJT 181335 FWSSJT SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWIE BLOCK 3...TFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO 735 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WITH SURFACE WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE WEST TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. FOR YOUR LOCATION...FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...AROUND 2 PM. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROBERT LEE TO EDEN TO MASON WHERE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 20 MPH...BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...HOWEVER...YOU CAN EXPECT GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH FOR YOUR LOCATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300-6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........35 27 23 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 69 71 71 RH..............50 36 28 23 20 FT WIND......W 15 W 17 NW 17 N 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........19 19 19 19 21 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 56 51 47 45 41 RH..............22 34 42 49 51 59 20 FT WIND......N 13 N 12 N 9 NE 7 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 34 45 53 64 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 39 51 60 65 66 RH..............59 67 46 32 27 26 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 9 E 10 E 12 SE 13 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...WRIGHT REQUESTED BY...RICH GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130218.BOWIE.01/SJT