FNUS74 KHGX 201043 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHNF C-6...US FS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 543 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES SHOULD BEGIN TO CLEAR LATER THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. GROUNDS MAY BE MOIST FROM OVERNIGHT RAINFALL BUT DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AT LEAST RAISE THE THREAT FOR ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD NOT DECREASE BELOW 25 PERCENT AND WINDS SHOULD REMAIN AROUND 12 TO 15 MPH. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE OVERNIGHT BUT FOG IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THE DRIER AIRMASS IN PLACE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 64 69 71 71 RH..............59 45 32 27 26 20FT WIND DIR...NE NE NE NE NE 20FT WIND (MPH).9 12 12 10 8 20FT WIND GUST..15 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2700 4000 5000 5000 MIX HGT (M).....460 820 1220 1520 1520 TRANS WIND DIR..040 040 050 050 050 TRANS SPD (KTS).17 20 22 17 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 10 11 9 8 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSE..4140 8200 13420 13680 12160 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 61 55 52 50 48 RH..............26 38 51 56 61 65 20FT WIND DIR...NE NE E E E SE 20FT WIND (MPH).7 6 3 3 3 5 20FT WIND GUST..10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 3500 2200 1100 400 200 MIX HGT (M).....1400 1070 670 340 120 60 TRANS WIND DIR..050 060 070 090 100 120 TRANS SPD (KTS).14 13 12 12 12 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 6 6 6 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSE..9800 7490 4020 2040 720 300 $$ FORECASTER...OVERPECK REQUESTED BY...JASON KLAWINSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.SHNFC.01/HGX