FNUS74 KCRP 271358 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE RX UNIT 2...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 758 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON EXPIRING AT 6 PM... .DISCUSSION...BREEZY NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE DRY AIRMASS TO PROVIDE A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THREAT TODAY. THE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM CLOUD COVER.....PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR TEMP............52 55 59 63 67 71 73 74 75 74 71 RH..............91 88 79 66 54 45 41 38 35 33 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SW SW W WSW W WNW NW NNW NNW N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 2 2 5 7 7 9 13 16 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 10 10 15 20 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.SSW SW SW W WSW W WNW NW NNW NNW N EYE LVL WND SPD.4 2 2 4 5 5 7 10 14 14 14 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 5 10 10 10 15 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 2.5 3.3 4.0 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SW SW WSW W W WNW NW NNW NNW N TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 17 17 17 17 18 20 21 22 24 SMOKE DISPERS...MGL MGL FR GD GD GD GD VGD VGD VGD EXL POP.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 60 55 53 51 49 RH..............32 39 47 52 55 57 20 FT WIND......N 16 N 14 N 13 N 14 N 13 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 13 N 10 N 10 N 11 N 10 N 9 EYELVL WND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 3300 2500 2200 2000 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..N 26 N 26 N 28 N 30 N 31 N 30 SMOKE DISPERS...EXCL VRGD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD POP.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...TINSLEY REQUESTED BY...JEFF ADAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130227.CRANE.01/CRP