FNUS74 KHGX 151550
FWSHGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WF CARDIAC TRAIL...U. S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1050 AM CDT MON JUL 15 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON TODAY. WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES AT 50 PERCENT THROUGH
EARLY EVENING ALTHOUGH NOTHING ON RADAR SUGGESTS A CHANCE FOR WETTING
RAIN THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.

WINDS WILL OVERALL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST WITH A SLIGHT SHIFT TO
MORE EAST SOUTHEASTERLY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ONLY CHANGE TO THAT
WOULD BE ANY EFFECTS FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS OVER
GALVESTON BAY HAVE PUSHED AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTO CHAMBERS COUNTY WHICH
IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF THE FIRE AND COULD BRING A BRIEF
CHANGEOVER TO LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS WITHIN THE NEXT 15-20 MINUTES.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............83     84     85     86
RH..............72     65     63     61
20FT WIND DIR...SE     SE     SE     SE
20FT WIND (MPH).7      9      12     13
20FT WIND GUST..10     15     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....5300   5700   5700   5200
MIX HGT (M).....1620   1740   1740   1580
TRANS WIND DIR..140    140    130    130
TRANS SPD (KTS).15     16     18     20
TRANS SPD (M/S).8      8      9      10
CWR.............60     50     50     50

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............85     83     82     81     80     79
RH..............63     67     69     72     74     77
20FT WIND DIR...SE     SE     SE     E      E      E
20FT WIND (MPH).12     12     9      8      7      7
20FT WIND GUST..20     20     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4700   3500   3000   2500   2200   2000
MIX HGT (M).....1430   1220   1130   1070   790    730
TRANS WIND DIR..130    130    130    120    110    100
TRANS SPD (KTS).20     18     17     16     13     9
TRANS SPD (M/S).10     9      9      8      7      5
CWR.............50     30     30     30     40     40

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FORECASTER...MCKINNEY
REQUESTED BY...MARIA VIELMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130715.WFCAR.01/HGX