FNUS74 KHGX 181200
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 2013 BRZ PILE 3...U. S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
700 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. EXPECT THAT LOW MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
CONTINUE TO LOWER AND COULD LOWER TO UNDER 1000 FEET LATER THIS
MORNING OR DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE BUT THE BEST RAIN CHANCES WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT.
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 3
AND 5 PM...WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN ITS
WAKE.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............73     71     74     75     62
RH..............93     100    97     84     100
20FT WIND DIR...S      S      S      SW     NW
20FT WIND (MPH).13     12     7      6      10
20FT WIND GUST..20     15     10            15
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   1500   2000   2200   1900
MIX HGT (M).....400    460    610    670    580
TRANS WIND DIR..160    160    170    220    320
TRANS SPD (KTS).20     18     15     15     18
TRANS SPD (M/S).10     9      8      8      9
CWR.............20     20     20     50     50
VENT RATE.......4095   4357   4650   5039   5535
CATEGORY DAY....3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............58     59
RH..............93     78
20FT WIND DIR...N      N
20FT WIND (MPH).15     16
20FT WIND GUST..25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   1500
MIX HGT (M).....520    460
TRANS WIND DIR..340    350
TRANS SPD (KTS).25     28
TRANS SPD (M/S).13     14
CWR.............50     20
VENT RATE.......6642   7038
CATEGORY DAY....3      3

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FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...RYAN VICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130418.2013B.01/HGX