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FNUS74 KEWX 082300
FWSEWX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASTROP COUNTY CAMINO DEL SOL FIRE...BASTROP COUNTY OEM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
500 PM CST SUN FEB 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1651 CST ON FEBRUARY 08. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM TO THE WEST WAS CAUSING A VERY TIGHT
SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT AS THE
STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES.  STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL PREVAIL THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. A FEW LIGHT
SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE MIDNIGHT.  THERE IS A CHANCE OF 
WETTING RAINS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...MOST LIKELY 
BETWEEN 5 AND 11 AM.  

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60. 
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. 
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
                    35 MPH. 
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT AFTER 
                    MIDNIGHT. 
LAL.................1 UNTIL 2400...THEN 4. 
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE 
                    IN THE NIGHT. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 36 TO 44 MPH. 

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
WEATHER COV.....                        CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC 
WEATHER TYPE....                        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  
TEMP............72  70  68  66  65  64  63  62  62  61  61  60  
RH..............62  66  71  75  81  89  95  98  100 100 100 100 
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   
20 FT WIND SPD..18  18  18  18  18  17  16  14  14  14  14  13  
20 FT WIND GUST.35  35  35  35  35  35  35  30  30  30  30  30  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   
EYE LVL WND SPD.18  18  18  18  18  17  16  14  14  14  14  13  
EYE LVL WND GST.35  35  35  35  35  35  35  30  30  30  30  30  
HAINES INDEX....3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   

$$
FORECASTER...01
REQUESTED BY...MIKE FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090208.BASTR.02/EWX