438
FNUS74 KEWX 302048
FWSEWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLTOP FIRE...BASTROP COUNTY ESD NO.1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
348 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON EXPECT RH VALUES TO DROP AS LOW AS
32 PERCENT AS SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. FOR TONIGHT EXPECT EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY WITH RH VALUES RISING TO NEAR 100%. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS
OF 5 TO 10 MPH SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW EXPECT SIMILAR
CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS NEAR 90 AS SOUTHERLY WINDS RAMP UP TO THE
10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD BE A BIT HIGHER,
AROUND 40% AS MOISTURE INCREASES INTO THE AREA.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 14 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............87 88 87
RH..............36 33 32
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 22
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........15 15 20 16 10 21 43 42 59 58 72 75
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............86 84 77 73 70 70 68 67 68 66 66 66
RH..............34 36 50 64 76 78 87 93 90 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 23 21 21 18 17 17 17 17 17
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14 14 13 13 11 10 10 10 10 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 22 21 21 20 20 18 17 16 15 15
FORECASTER...16
REQUESTED BY...GERALD JOHNSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608599.0/EWX
.DELDT 03/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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