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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
323 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING MOISTURE AND A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE
REGION FROM THE EAST WILL PRODUCE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS MOISTURE
LEVELS INCREASE FURTHER. STORM MOTION WILL BE SLOW...SO SOME LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
REGION THURSDAY NIGHT.

TXZ163-164-177>179-199-150330-
HOUSTON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CONROE...CORRIGAN...
CROCKETT...GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...
SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WILLIS
323 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          WED

CLOUD COVER                     MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                40           30           70
TEMP (24H TREND)              83 (-3)       69 (0)           81
RH (24H TREND)                60 (+9)      97 (+3)           61
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 E  9        SE  6         E  7
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           1676           28         1697
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          5499           92         5566
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              E 12         S  0        SE  9
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              E  6         S  0        SE  5
VENT RATE (M2/S)                10056            0         8485
CATEGORY DAY                        4                         4
SUNSHINE HOURS                      4                         2
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              4            3            4

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE.

$$

TXZ176-195>198-150330-
BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-MADISON-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL...
COLLEGE STATION...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA
323 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          WED

CLOUD COVER                     MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                30           30           60
TEMP (24H TREND)              84 (-3)       70 (0)           82
RH (24H TREND)                56 (+4)      97 (+1)           62
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 E 11         E  5         E  9
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           2171           21         1519
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          7124           69         4982
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)             SE 12         S  0         E  6
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)             SE  6         S  0         E  3
VENT RATE (M2/S)                13026            0         4557
CATEGORY DAY                        4                         3
SUNSHINE HOURS                      4                         2
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              4            3            4

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE.

$$

TXZ200-210>213-226-227-150330-
AUSTIN-COLORADO-FORT BEND-HARRIS-LIBERTY-WALLER-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...CLEVELAND...
COLUMBUS...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EL CAMPO...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...KATY...LIBERTY...MISSOURI CITY...PASADENA...PIERCE...
PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SUGAR LAND...
TOMBALL...WEIMAR...WHARTON
323 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          WED

CLOUD COVER                     MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                40           40           70
TEMP (24H TREND)              84 (-3)       71 (0)           82
RH (24H TREND)               64 (+10)      97 (+2)           68
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 E 12         E  6         E  9
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           1762           27         1342
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          5782           87         4404
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              E 14        SE  5        SE 11
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              E  7        SE  3        SE  6
VENT RATE (M2/S)                12334           81         8052
CATEGORY DAY                        4                         4
SUNSHINE HOURS                      4                         2
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              4            4            4

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE.

$$

TXZ214-235>238-150330-
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
323 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          WED

CLOUD COVER                     MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                40           50           70
TEMP (24H TREND)              83 (-3)       73 (0)           82
RH (24H TREND)                67 (+7)      98 (+4)           73
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 E 15         E  9         E 11
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           1455           40         1183
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          4775          131         3880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              E 16         E 14        SE 13
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              E  8         E  7        SE  7
VENT RATE (M2/S)                11640          280         8281
CATEGORY DAY                        4                         4
SUNSHINE HOURS                      4                         2
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              4            4            5

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
70. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS
UP TO 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO
5 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

$$








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