000 FNUS54 KHGX 031841 FWFHGX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 141 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2008 .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AND EALRY NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. INCREASED MOISTURE IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS THIS HAPPENS ALLOWING FOR HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS EACH AFTERNOON. INCREASED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE THE COLD FRONT AS WELL. THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE TUESDAY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRIER CONDITIONS AGAIN. TXZ163-164-177>179-041345- HOUSTON-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT... GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...SHEPHERD... TRINITY 141 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2008 TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (+5) 89 (0) 64 88 RH (24H TREND) 92 (+12) 37 (+3) 95 43 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 8 S 7 SE 5 SE 10 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 17 2469 123 1955 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 57 8100 405 6415 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 12 S 13 SE 6 SE 17 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 S 7 SE 3 SE 9 VENT RATE (M2/S) 102 17283 369 17595 CATEGORY DAY 5 5 SUNSHINE HOURS 10 9 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE $$ TXZ176-195>198-041345- BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-MADISON-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL... COLLEGE STATION...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA 141 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2008 TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (+5) 90 (0) 66 89 RH (24H TREND) 89 (+4) 38 (+5) 88 44 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 8 S 9 SE 6 SE 10 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 35 2463 105 1981 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 115 8080 346 6498 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 SE 15 SE 6 SE 15 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 SE 8 SE 3 SE 8 VENT RATE (M2/S) 280 19704 315 15848 CATEGORY DAY 5 4 SUNSHINE HOURS 10 9 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE $$ TXZ199-200-210>213-226-227-041345- AUSTIN-COLORADO-FORT BEND-HARRIS-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-WALLER- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...CLEVELAND... COLUMBUS...CONROE...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EL CAMPO...HEMPSTEAD... HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...LIBERTY...MISSOURI CITY...PASADENA... PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY... SUGAR LAND...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS 141 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2008 TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (+5) 89 (0) 67 88 RH (24H TREND) 92 (+5) 39 (+2) 87 45 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 5 S 8 SE 5 E 11 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 49 2358 102 1837 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 160 7735 336 6026 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 10 SE 15 SE 6 SE 15 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 SE 8 SE 3 SE 8 VENT RATE (M2/S) 245 18864 306 14696 CATEGORY DAY 5 4 SUNSHINE HOURS 10 9 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE $$ TXZ214-235>238-041345- BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 141 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2008 TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (+5) 88 (+1) 69 87 RH (24H TREND) 88 (-4) 46 (+1) 85 49 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 8 SE 11 SE 8 SE 12 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 66 2094 11 1662 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 217 6871 35 5452 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 8 SE 14 SE 15 SE 15 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 VENT RATE (M2/S) 264 14658 88 13296 CATEGORY DAY 4 4 SUNSHINE HOURS 10 9 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. ...NOTES... 1. IN THE TABULAR FORECAST SECTIONS ABOVE...'MAX/MIN MIX HGT' IS MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT VALUE DURING THE DAY AND MINIMUM VALUE AT NIGHT 2. IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST...WIND SPEEDS REPRESENT THE DAYTIME PERIODS ONLY $$