FNUS74 KHGX 171057 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHNF C-111...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 557 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 POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOONA AND SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS TOMORROW MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH YOUR AREA EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT FROM THE NORTH NEAR 15 KNOTS. FOG DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME AS OVERNIGHT WINDS SHOULD GENERATE TOO MUCH MIXING IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. SKIES SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALSO FILTER OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND ELEVATED FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............80 82 84 RH..............72 67 63 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE 20FT WIND (MPH).12 15 16 20FT WIND GUST..20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 3500 3300 MIX HGT (M).....880 1070 1010 TRANS WIND DIR..150 150 150 TRANS SPD (KTS).26 28 29 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 14 15 CWR.............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 S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............82 79 76 75 74 73 RH..............67 72 79 82 84 87 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE 20FT WIND (MPH).15 12 10 10 10 10 20FT WIND GUST..20 20 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 2000 1400 1300 1300 1300 MIX HGT (M).....820 610 430 400 400 400 TRANS WIND DIR..150 160 160 160 170 170 TRANS SPD (KTS).29 29 29 30 31 33 TRANS SPD (M/S).15 15 15 15 16 17 CWR.............20 10 10 10 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...KEEHN REQUESTED BY...JASON KLAWINSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130417.SHNFC.01/HGX