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000 FNUS54 KHGX 140823 FWFHGX 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 $$