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FNUS74 KEWX 231048
FWSEWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR NEM UNIT 5 PILE BURN...TRAVIS COUNTY PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
548 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY DRY AND WARM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH WARMER CONDITIONS OVER
THE WEEKEND. INCREASED MOISTURE WILL STAY OVER THE AREA FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IN ADDITION TO THE WET SOILS THANKS TO RAIN
EPISODES THE LAST FEW DAYS, NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM
THE SOUTH AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. WINDS SHOULD
DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (59300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........97 96 95 94 91 87 84 72 64 52
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 69 72 73 75 77 78 81 81 81
RH..............100 97 87 87 84 82 79 74 74 74
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 16 17 22 21 21 22 21
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 9 10 10 13 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 21 31 32 38 43 50 53 59 57
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........71 74 61 64 68 59 75 90 91 91 93 95
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 80 78 75 74 72 72 71 71 71 71 71
RH..............72 74 79 84 87 93 90 93 93 93 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 20 21 20 20 21 20 20 20 20 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.13 12 12 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..41 21 8 9 13 15 17 20 20 20 16 14
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (55700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 86 85 84 83 78 72 67 59 51 43 38
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 71 70 72 75 77 79 81 83 84 85 86
RH..............93 93 100 97 87 85 79 77 72 70 67 65
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.8 1.1 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.8 4.1 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 16 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 11 24 32 36 41 44 47 52 56 54 42
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
FORECASTER...05
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611185.0/EWX
.DELDT 04/23/26
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