562  
FNUS74 KEWX 211447  
FWSEWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TXBAR-BALCONES NEW SALEM...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  
847 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON DECEMBER 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WIND THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT FROM THE  
SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON REMAINING LIGHT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL  
BE LOWEST TODAY AROUND 30 PERCENT WITH INCREASING MOISTURE  
OVERNIGHT BRINGING THIS VALUE ABOVE 50 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE WIND OVERNIGHT WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH FOR SUNDAY  
WITH SOME GUSTY WIND IN THE AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...27  
REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2428844.0/EWX  
.DELDT 12/21/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CARL_SCHWOPE@FWS.GOV  
 
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