FNUS74 KHGX 171153 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR DC NORTH...US FS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 653 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 20 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS TOMORROW MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH YOU AREA BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM TOMORROW TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT FROM THE NORTH NEAR 15 KNOTS. SKIES SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FILTER OVER YOUR AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND WHILE THE ELEVATED WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE IN PHASE...ELEVATED FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 81 83 85 RH..............76 67 61 57 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE S 20FT WIND (MPH).13 15 16 16 20FT WIND GUST..20 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 3400 4200 4400 MIX HGT (M).....670 1040 1280 1340 TRANS WIND DIR..160 150 150 160 TRANS SPD (KTS).25 28 30 33 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 14 15 17 CWR.............10 10 20 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............83 79 77 75 74 73 RH..............63 72 76 79 82 84 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT WIND (MPH).16 15 13 13 13 13 20FT WIND GUST..25 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 3000 2100 1600 1500 1400 MIX HGT (M).....1190 910 640 490 460 430 TRANS WIND DIR..160 160 170 170 170 180 TRANS SPD (KTS).37 39 40 40 38 35 TRANS SPD (M/S).19 20 21 21 20 18 CWR.............20 10 10 10 20 20 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 72 71 73 69 62 RH..............87 90 90 87 87 84 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S SW NW 20FT WIND (MPH).12 9 7 6 9 14 20FT WIND GUST..20 15 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1700 2400 2700 2400 1800 MIX HGT (M).....400 520 730 820 730 550 TRANS WIND DIR..190 190 190 190 210 260 TRANS SPD (KTS).31 29 28 26 26 28 TRANS SPD (M/S).16 15 14 13 13 14 CWR.............20 60 60 60 70 70 $$ FORECASTER...KEEHN REQUESTED BY...CHET TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130417.DCNOR.01/HGX