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FNUS54 KHGX 171842 FWFHGX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 142 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. DAY TIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL VALUES WHILE NIGHT TIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL VALUES. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING ON FRIDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE THURSDAY. RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT. TXZ163-164-177>179-181345- HOUSTON-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT... GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...SHEPHERD... TRINITY 142 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-1) 81 (+1) 51 78 RH (24H TREND) 99 (0) 38 (+1) 100 38 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 7 S 5 E 4 E 3 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 0 1512 3 1496 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 0 4960 10 4907 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 1 S 8 S 1 NE 8 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 1 S 4 S 1 NE 4 VENT RATE (M2/S) 0 6048 3 5984 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 9 7 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...HIGH. $$ TXZ176-195>198-181345- BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-MADISON-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL... COLLEGE STATION...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA 142 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-1) 83 (+2) 51 78 RH (24H TREND) 99 (+6) 37 (+2) 100 39 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 8 S 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 0 1548 25 1503 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 0 5080 83 4932 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 1 S 8 S 1 E 8 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 1 S 4 S 1 E 4 VENT RATE (M2/S) 0 6192 25 6012 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 9 7 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE. $$ TXZ199-200-210>213-226-227-181345- 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 142 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-2) 81 (+1) 52 78 RH (24H TREND) 100 (0) 40 (-1) 100 41 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 5 SE 6 E 6 NE 4 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 0 1501 2 1466 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 0 4926 5 4809 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 1 SE 6 S 1 E 8 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 1 SE 3 S 1 E 4 VENT RATE (M2/S) 0 4503 2 5864 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 9 7 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...HIGH. $$ TXZ214-235>238-181345- BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 142 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+1) 78 (0) 56 77 RH (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 48 (-1) 100 47 20 FT WIND (MPH) SE 5 SE 9 E 9 NE 8 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 1 1271 0 1272 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 4 4171 0 4174 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 2 SE 7 S 2 E 9 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 1 SE 4 S 1 E 5 VENT RATE (M2/S) 1 5084 0 6360 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 8 7 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...HIGH INLAND...LOW COAST. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST 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 $$