FNUS74 KHGX 021132
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DC 40...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
632 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. A THIN LINE
OF SHOWERS IS POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT BUT RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE INSIGNIFICANT. WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE.
IT WILL BE CONSIDERABLY COLDER...BREEZY AND DRIER ON FRIDAY...AND
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND/OR RED FLAG WARNING MIGHT BE NEEDED DUE
TO EXPECTED STRONG NORTH WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING
TO BETWEEN 20% AND 30%.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............67     67     65     64
RH..............73     68     68     63
20FT WIND DIR...N      N      NW     NW
20FT WIND (MPH).8      12     16     18
20FT WIND GUST..15     20     25     30
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   3400   3300   3000
MIX HGT (M).....880    1040   1010   910
TRANS WIND DIR..000    350    340    330
TRANS SPD (KTS).14     17     21     23
TRANS SPD (M/S).7      9      11     12
CWR.............40     40     30     30

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............62     59     54     48     44     42
RH..............58     57     61     71     76     79
20FT WIND DIR...NW     NW     N      N      N      N
20FT WIND (MPH).20     18     16     15     15     14
20FT WIND GUST..30     30     25     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   2300   2200   2200   2200   2100
MIX HGT (M).....790    700    670    670    670    640
TRANS WIND DIR..330    330    340    340    340    340
TRANS SPD (KTS).25     26     28     29     29     29
TRANS SPD (M/S).13     13     14     15     15     15
CWR.............30     20     20     20     20     20

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     44     51     56
RH..............76     65     46     38
20FT WIND DIR...NW     N      N      N
20FT WIND (MPH).14     14     14     15
20FT WIND GUST..25     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   2100   3000   4900
MIX HGT (M).....580    640    910    1490
TRANS WIND DIR..340    340    350    350
TRANS SPD (KTS).25     25     30     31
TRANS SPD (M/S).13     13     15     16
CWR.............20     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...LICHTER
REQUESTED BY...CHET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.DC40_.01/HGX