FNUS74 KEWX 271430 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR FLYING X PAIRED SITE RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 830 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO NORTH WINDS OF 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 26 PERCENT. THEREFORE... ELEVATED TO BRIEFLY NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 TO 36 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 22 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 58 60 RH..............38 29 26 20 FT WIND......350/14 340/15 340/14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..350/11 340/11 340/10 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2600-3300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........10 10 10 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 50 44 41 38 36 RH..............27 34 42 50 60 66 20 FT WIND......350/12 350/8 350/7 340/8 340/8 340/8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..350/8 350/6 350/6 340/6 340/6 340/6 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 30 30 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 38 45 52 56 58 RH..............72 62 45 33 26 25 20 FT WIND......330/7 340/8 340/9 350/10 350/13 350/12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..330/5 340/6 340/7 350/8 350/10 350/9 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 15 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...04 REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130227.FLYIN.01/EWX