FNUS74 KBRO 271943 FWSBRO SPOT FORECAST FOR BAHIA GRANDE UNIT 2 RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 143 PM CST WED FEB 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE BURN SITE WILL BE RIGHT ALONG A WIND SHIFT FROM NORTHEAST OFF THE COAST AND NORTHWEST AS PART OF A WEAK FRONT. WINDS WILL LIKELY SHIFT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM TO OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS AROUND 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EVEN IF THE WINDS STAY NORTHEAST THE SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN IN THAT RANGE AS WELL. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIE DOWN TONIGHT AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BEFORE ANOTHER PUSH OF WIND ARRIVES AROUND 9 TO 10 PM. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGER...AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTING OCCASIONALLY TO AROUND 25 MPH. WINDS THURSDAY WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH. NO SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER OR PRECIP EXPECTED. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST BETWEEN 200 TO 300 PM. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST BETWEEN 200 TO 300 PM. TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............48 34 34 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................75 76 75 73 RH..................50 48 51 55 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.....E NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.....5 8 9 8 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NE NE N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......15 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...68 REQUESTED BY...SCOTT AFFELDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130227.BAHIA.07/BRO