FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

FNUS54 KHGX 042004 FWFHGX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 304 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 .DISCUSSION... VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE STALLING. AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE A BIT COOLER MONDAY AS WELL. TXZ163-164-177>179-051515- HOUSTON-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT... GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...SHEPHERD... TRINITY 304 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 20 30 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+1) 101 (0) 76 93 RH (24H TREND) 82 (-6) 33 (-1) 86 40 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 12 SW 7 LGT/VAR N 5 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 181 2421 221 1983 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 593 7944 726 6505 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 11 NW 10 NW 4 NW 6 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 6 NW 5 NW 2 NW 3 VENT RATE (M2/S) 1086 12105 442 5949 CATEGORY DAY 4 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 11 6 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 2 3 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...NONE $$ TXZ176-195>198-051515- BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-MADISON-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL... COLLEGE STATION...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA 304 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 20 30 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (0) 102 (0) 76 93 RH (24H TREND) 81 (-2) 31 (-1) 85 40 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 12 S 7 NE 3 N 7 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 195 2455 231 2008 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 640 8055 759 6587 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 10 NW 9 NE 3 NW 4 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 5 NW 5 NE 2 NW 2 VENT RATE (M2/S) 975 12275 462 4016 CATEGORY DAY 4 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 11 6 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 2 3 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...NONE $$ TXZ199-200-210>213-226-227-051515- 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 304 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 20 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+1) 100 (0) 78 93 RH (24H TREND) 84 (-4) 37 (-2) 84 44 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 11 SW 10 SW 4 NW 5 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 216 2360 222 2342 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 708 7743 727 7683 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 15 S 9 N 4 W 11 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 8 S 5 N 2 W 6 VENT RATE (M2/S) 1728 11800 444 14052 CATEGORY DAY 4 4 SUNSHINE HOURS 12 7 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 2 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...NONE $$ TXZ214-235>238-051515- BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 304 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (0) 96 (0) 79 92 RH (24H TREND) 89 (+1) 50 (-1) 89 48 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 16 S 12 SW 10 S 7 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 319 1664 258 1970 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 1046 5460 847 6463 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 16 SW 16 W 9 W 11 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 8 SW 8 W 5 W 6 VENT RATE (M2/S) 2552 13312 1290 11820 CATEGORY DAY 4 4 SUNSHINE HOURS 13 8 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...NONE $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. 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 $$