FNUS74 KEWX 011340 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIFT...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 740 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION... A DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A COUPLE OF DRY COLD FRONTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND ON TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS FOLLOWING THESE FRONTAL PASSAGES WILL RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OTHERWISE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 51 51 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 59 63 62 RH..............45 33 26 29 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 7 N 12 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2 N 2 N 5 N 6 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 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.......4100-5700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 3000-3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 52 45 41 38 36 RH..............32 42 53 64 74 80 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 7 N 8 N 8 N 8 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 5 N 5 N 6 N 6 N 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 15 15 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 38 45 52 57 59 RH..............81 73 53 36 29 27 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 10 N 13 N 14 N 14 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 N 7 N 10 N 11 N 12 N 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...05 REQUESTED BY...RICH GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130301.SWIFT.01/EWX