FNUS74 KEWX 281427 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKHARDT NE RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 827 AM CST THU FEB 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE BURN SITE TODAY WITH LIGHT NORTH WINDS. THE DRY SURFACE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. FOG FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED AS AIR-MASS WILL BE TOO DRY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2400-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 38 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 56 58 RH..............30 25 24 20 FT WIND......000/13 350/13 350/12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..000/10 350/10 350/9 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........34 34 34 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 49 44 40 38 36 RH..............26 35 42 48 52 57 20 FT WIND......000/9 350/8 340/7 330/6 320/6 320/5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..000/7 350/6 340/5 330/5 320/5 320/4 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 21 21 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 38 45 52 56 58 RH..............61 59 46 34 29 27 20 FT WIND......320/5 330/6 330/6 330/8 330/10 340/12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..320/4 330/5 330/5 330/6 330/8 340/9 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...02 REQUESTED BY...ROB VERNACHIO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130228.ECKHA.01/EWX