FNUS74 KEWX 241236 FWSEWX SPOT FORECAST FOR HCRP...LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 736 AM CDT WED JUL 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON JULY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE NEAR THE BURN AREA TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO AROUND 30%. SOUTH WINDS REMAIN INTACT OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING HUMIDITY LEVELS TO RECOVER TO AROUND 80%. A SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...RESULTING IN ANOTHER HOT DAY WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............93 97 98 RH..............44 35 32 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.17 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 8 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..17 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............97 93 88 84 81 79 RH..............32 36 46 59 69 77 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 12 S 9 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 8 S 9 S 7 S 5 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 5 5 6 .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............78 79 85 91 96 99 RH..............80 75 60 42 33 28 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 14 12 12 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 14 12 12 12 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...24 REQUESTED BY...MATT O TOOLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130724.HCRP_.01/EWX