FNUS74 KCRP 071009 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR BISSETT RANCH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 509 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... HOT AND NEAR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. 20 FT WINDS MAY BECOME A LITTLE MORE SSW BY LATE MORNING AND THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH A SHIFT TO SE EXPECTED BY LATE IN THE DAY AS SEABREEZE PUSHES INLAND. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH AT THAT TIME. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE TRICKY AND WILL BE DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH ATMOSPHERIC MIXING OCCURS...AND FUTURE FORECAST UPDATES MAY REQUIRE SLIGHT LOWERING OF CURRENT FORECAST VALUES. HOT CONDITIONS ALSO EXPECTED TODAY WITH TEMPS GREATER THAN 100 DEGREES BY LATE AFTERNOON AND HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 110. BRIEF PERIODS OF CLOUDS SKIRTING OVERHEAD WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BUT OVERALL SHOULD BE MAINLY CLEAR TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 25 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 77 82 89 95 100 101 RH..............86 92 79 59 47 41 41 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 10 S 12 S 10 SSE 13 SSE 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 6 S 8 S 9 S 8 SSE 10 SSE 13 EYELVL WND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....600 500 1500 2900 4400 5000 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 14 S 18 S 20 S 18 SSE 22 SSE 28 MIX HGT (FT)....600 500 1500 2900 4400 5000 5100 POP.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 31 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............100 95 88 85 82 80 RH..............43 53 70 80 85 86 20 FT WIND......SSE 17 SSE 16 SSE 13 SSE 10 SSE 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SSE 14 SSE 14 SSE 10 SSE 8 SSE 6 S 5 EYELVL WND GUST.25 25 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 3700 2100 1400 1000 800 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 30 SSE 29 SSE 21 SSE 17 SSE 13 S 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 3700 2100 1400 1000 800 POP.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HART REQUESTED BY...JEFF ADAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130807.BISSE.01/CRP