FNUS74 KEWX 071432 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWISON SOUTH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 832 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE HOWISON SOUTH AREA WITH WINDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL LINGER AROUND ALL DAY AS MID TO UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE ARRIVES FROM THE WEST... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........52 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 66 69 71 70 70 RH..............43 39 37 35 37 38 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 10 10 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........63 63 72 80 80 87 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE DZL/FG TEMP............69 64 60 57 55 54 RH..............40 50 61 69 77 84 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 8 SE 7 S 6 S 7 S 6 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 22 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........94 94 95 96 96 95 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....DZL/FG DZL/FG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 55 60 64 66 67 RH..............91 88 80 72 68 68 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 10 SE 12 SE 12 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...17 REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130307.HOWIS.01/EWX