FNUS74 KCRP 131135 FWSCRP SPOT FORECAST FOR VIDAURRI RANCH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 635 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON AUGUST 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT THIS MORNING FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. MORE NOTEABLE WIND SHIFT AND ASSOCIATED INCREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL COME THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SEABREEZE PUSHES INLAND...SHIFTING WINDS TO SOUTHEAST. ANY MODERATE WINDS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH LIGHT TO CALM SURFACE WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HOT AFTERNOON WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE UPPER 90S AND POSSIBLY APPROACHING 100 DEGREES IF STRONG ENOUGH MIXING OCCURS. HEAT INDICES THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD NOT BE AS OPPRESSIVE AS LAST WEEK...PEAKING AROUND 105 DEGREES. SKIES WILL GENERALLY BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........82 AT IGNITION...MAX 97. RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 78 86 92 96 96 RH..............93 89 72 56 44 41 20 FT WIND......SSE 0 S 1 S 6 SSE 7 SSE 9 SSE 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SSE 0 S 1 S 5 SSE 5 SSE 7 SSE 10 EYELVL WND GUST. 5 10 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 2000 3500 4800 5200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 SSW 16 SSW 13 S 13 S 14 SSE 16 POP.............10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 75. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............92 86 81 79 77 77 RH..............46 64 88 92 98 100 20 FT WIND......SSE 14 SSE 12 SSE 8 SSE 6 S 3 S 0 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SSE 10 SSE 9 SSE 6 SSE 5 S 2 S 1 EYELVL WND GUST.20 15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 2600 800 600 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 17 SSE 18 S 20 S 22 S 23 SSW 23 POP.............10 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 20130813.VIDAU.01/CRP