FNUS74 KEWX 021413 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITHVILLE CITY DUMP FIRE...BASTROP COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 913 AM CDT TUE JUL 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0858 CDT ON JULY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL QUICKLY DROP INTO THE 30S BY NOON AND CONTINUE TO FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. N-NE WINDS OF 5-10 MPH COULD OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET TO 5 MPH OR LESS AND REMAIN LIGHT OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY RECOVER TO ABOVE 50 PERCENT AFTER 11 PM. LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH A GRADUAL SHIFT TO EAST AND SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE 20S IN THE AFTERNOON AS DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-6400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 35 35 27 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 77 84 90 93 RH..............59 45 34 28 25 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 8 N 8 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 NE 6 N 6 N 6 N 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400-8600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4800-6500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........20 21 22 22 25 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............92 86 78 72 68 65 RH..............25 30 42 55 66 73 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 6 E 3 E 1 NE 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5 NE 5 E 2 E 2 NE 1 N 1 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 26 25 25 29 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 66 74 84 91 95 RH..............79 72 50 34 27 23 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 NE 2 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST. EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 NE 2 E 2 EYE LEVEL WIND.. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...01 REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LONG TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130702.SMITH.01/EWX