207  
FNUS74 KSJT 171332  
FWSSJT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSE WMA - BRUSH PILES...TPWD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX  
832 AM CDT WED APR 17 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 17.  
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 325-944-3030 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE RATHER LOW TODAY WITH SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING, WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 18 MPH POSSIBLE  
THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON,  
WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. EXPECT A MINIMUM RH AROUND 50 PERCENT  
THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS, BUT THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION IS  
LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AGAIN ON  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT, BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL  
REMAIN LIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57600 KNOT-FT).  
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).............78 86 88 80 65  
WEATHER COV......... S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV............ S CHC  
LAL.................1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP................68 75 81 83 83  
RH..................93 82 65 57 55  
20 FT WIND DIR......SW S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD......9 9 10 11 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.....12 13 14 15 17  
MIX HGT (FT)........1000 1800 2700 3600 4300  
TRANSPORT WIND......S 13 S 13 S 14 S 15 S 17  
HAINES INDEX........6 6 5 5 5  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS....SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9300 KNOT-FT).  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).............69 67 45 55 75 60  
WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV............S CHC S CHC  
LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP................83 75 71 69 68 67  
RH..................55 71 84 93 97 97  
20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD......13 12 14 12 12 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.....18 15 18 17 17 15  
MIX HGT (FT)........3300 600 500 600 600 700  
TRANSPORT WIND......S 20 S 16 S 17 S 17 S 20 S 17  
HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1300, THEN 9-15 STRIKES.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54800 KNOT-FT).  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).............57 57 57 27 16 16  
WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE  
LAL.................1 1 1 1 3 3  
TEMP................66 67 74 82 87 90  
RH..................100 97 87 71 56 44  
20 FT WIND DIR......S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD......12 13 13 13 11 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 17 17 14 14  
MIX HGT (FT)........600 700 1500 3000 5000 7000  
TRANSPORT WIND......S 16 SW 16 SW 21 SW 17 SW 15 SW 10  
HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5  
 

 
FORECASTER...WINGENROTH  
REQUESTED BY...WESLEY EVANS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 04/17/24  
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