486  
FNUS74 KEWX 201319  
FWSEWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TX-BAR-SIMONS SOUTH WEST A&B...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  
719 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON DECEMBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LIGHT NORTHERLY WIND WILL INCREASE LATE MORNING WITH OCCASIONAL  
GUSTS TO 16 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE IN  
THE MID TO UPPER 20S BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERY. LIGHT WIND RETURNS OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM  
THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. DRY CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH. OCCASIONAL  
GUSTS TO 16 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............42 43 51 55 58 61 63 63 64 62 60  
RH..............89 86 66 53 42 36 31 30 28 30 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 16 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 6 6 6 8 8 6 5 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 9 10 10 12 12 14 10 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.0 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 15 17 17 18 18 17 16 14 13  
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............56 50 48 46 44 43 41 40 39 38 37 36  
RH..............37 46 49 53 58 60 62 64 67 70 72 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................NO TSTMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7  
TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 7 7 7 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............36 35 37 43 48 53 57 60 62 62 59 57  
RH..............72 75 72 60 49 40 34 31 29 30 33 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.0 1.5 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
 

 
FORECASTER...27  
REQUESTED BY...CALEB THYER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2428825.0/EWX  
.DELDT 12/20/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CALEB_THYER@FWS.GOV  
 
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