FNUS74 KBRO 251942 FWSBRO SPOT FORECAST FOR BAHIA GRANDE UNIT 2 RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 142 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. DRY AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT IS PUSHING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS FOR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE DAY TODAY. THIS COMBINED WITH THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IS PRODUCING AN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DANGER TO SOUTH TEXAS. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RELAX QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE POOR... REBOUNDING TO NO HIGHER THAN 40 PERCENT BEFORE FALLING BACK INTO THE TEENS TO LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS TUESDAY WILL BE MUCH LOWER AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REGION THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK KEEPING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOW EACH AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............45 45 45 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW TEMP................71 70 69 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 RH..................86 83 76 71 55 34 38 28 22 19 19 21 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW W NW N NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 12 14 18 23 26 29 29 26 25 21 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 25 35 40 45 50 50 45 45 40 EYE LVL WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW W NW N NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.....4 5 7 8 11 14 16 17 17 16 15 13 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 20 25 35 40 45 50 50 45 45 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 53 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................69 66 63 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 52 50 RH..................24 28 34 39 42 43 43 44 44 45 48 52 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD......18 17 16 16 16 15 14 12 10 9 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....35 30 30 30 30 25 25 20 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N EYE LVL WND SPD.....11 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 EYE LVL WND GST.....35 30 30 30 30 25 25 20 15 15 15 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................49 50 53 57 60 63 65 68 71 72 72 70 RH..................53 50 46 41 35 29 25 22 20 20 22 26 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW N N N N N NE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW NW N N N N N NE E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.....7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...60 REQUESTED BY...SCOTT AFFELDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130226.BAHIA.01/BRO