FNUS74 KEWX 231216 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIANGRASS-ROADSIDE...AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 716 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AND WILL BE GUSTY FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ABOVE NORMAL TODAY WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S OVER THE BURN AREA. WIND GUSTS WILL TEND TO EASE BY LATE EVENING AS SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS WILL LEAD TO EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY. A SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MORE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND HOT TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... TEMPERATURE.........86 AT IGNITION...MAX 98. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4200-5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............86 93 96 97 RH..............62 46 36 33 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 13 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 10 S 11 S 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 74. RH..................MAX 94 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. 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.......4800-6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............96 92 86 82 78 76 RH..............34 40 56 68 79 89 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 13 S 12 S 10 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 10 S 9 S 7 S 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 20 20 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... TEMPERATURE.........MAX 99. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............75 76 83 90 96 99 RH..............93 87 66 49 39 31 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6 S 7 S 6 S 7 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...24 REQUESTED BY...GLEN GILLMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130723.INDIA.01/EWX