FNUS74 KHGX 031126
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHNF C -29...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
626 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A TIGHT STATEWIDE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION MIXING DOWN
BLUSTERY NEAR SURFACE WINDS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS TODAY
AS NOT ONLY WILL THERE WILL BE STRONG NORTHERLIES TO CONTEND WITH...BUT SIGNIFICANTLY
LOWER HUMIDITIES LATTER TODAY...OR WHEN THE BULK OF THE COLDEST AND DRIEST AIR
REACHES OUR REGION.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     57     60     63
RH..............43     34     31     27
20FT WIND DIR...N      N      N      N
20FT WIND (MPH).16     17     16     16
20FT WIND GUST..30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....3800   4900   6000   6600
MIX HGT (M).....1160   1490   1830   2010
TRANS WIND DIR..350    340    340    340
TRANS SPD (KTS).35     35     32     29
TRANS SPD (M/S).18     18     16     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     55     51     46     43     41
RH..............33     41     48     60     67     73
20FT WIND DIR...N      NW     W      SW     SW     SW
20FT WIND (MPH).13     9      5      2      2      5
20FT WIND GUST..25     15            5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....6200   4900   3200   1700   800    400
MIX HGT (M).....1890   1490   980    520    240    120
TRANS WIND DIR..340    340    340    330    290    190
TRANS SPD (KTS).26     20     8      5      3      7
TRANS SPD (M/S).13     10     4      3      2      4
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...BLOOD
REQUESTED BY...JASON KLAWINSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.SHNFC.01/HGX