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FNUS74 KEWX 170959
FWSEWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHIRLING PINES...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
459 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT WINDS WILL PROVIDE GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRE CONTROL EARLY
TODAY, BUT VARIABLE DIRECTIONS THROUGH AROUND 10 AM WILL MAKE
SMOKE DISPERSAL DIFFICULT TO ANTICIPATE. A NEAR DUE SOUTH WIND IS
EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE BY LATE MORNING, INITIALLY AT AROUND 5
MPH, BUT POSSIBLY JUMPING TO A PEAK OF 8 TO 12 MPH FOR A BRIEF
PERIOD IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE EVENING SHOULD BRING LIGHTER
WINDS AT OR BELOW 5 MPH THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL BE ABOUT THE THE SAME AS THEY WERE
MONDAY, ABOUT 15 TO 17 PERCENT. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE MUCH
BETTER, LIKELY TO BE OVER 90 PERCENT BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO UP TO 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (67200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 18 34 32 12 17 22 23 14 11 3 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 31 31 36 45 50 54 57 61 63 64 65
RH..............49 47 49 44 29 25 22 21 18 17 18 18
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N S SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 1 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 3 5 7 9 12 13 14 15 16 17
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N S SE S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5
EYE LVL WND GST.1 2 2 3 4 5 7 8 8 9 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.5 4.3 4.7 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 13 14 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 2 10 16 22 28 37 51 59 67
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3
MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (63200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 1 14 14 24 24 27 20 20 16 7 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 63 59 54 52 50 49 48 47 44 44 44
RH..............19 21 27 36 46 54 61 68 74 82 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 17 18 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..63 16 8 8 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 7
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO UP TO 5
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (67000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 16 39 32 25 25 24 24 19 14 9 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 44 45 50 57 63 68 72 75 77 77 78
RH..............93 89 93 83 69 58 49 41 36 32 32 31
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 12 14 16 17 17 16 15 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.7 6 6 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 1.6 1.9 2.5 3.6 4.2 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 6 14 29 43 56 64 67 62 53 42
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD FR FR
FORECASTER...18
REQUESTED BY...NOAH CITRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/17/26
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