FNUS74 KEWX 261251 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKWELL...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 751 AM CDT TUE MAR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE GULF MOISTURE BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY GENERALLY ABOVE 40 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2800-4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........10 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 53 59 61 RH..............42 31 25 25 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5 NE 3 NE 3 E 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 20 20 20 28 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 55 48 44 41 39 RH..............27 34 41 48 53 55 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5 E 4 E 5 SE 4 SE 4 S 4 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......1200-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........28 32 32 32 46 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 38 48 58 66 71 RH..............62 66 59 44 35 33 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 6 SE 8 S 10 S 12 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 3 SE 5 SE 6 S 8 S 10 S 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 15 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...05 REQUESTED BY...RICH GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130326.BLACK.01/EWX