865
FNUS74 KEWX 172252
FWSEWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BAKER...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
552 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 CDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WITH A LIGHT SOUTHEAST
BREEZE OF AROUND 5 MPH. RH VALUES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND
16-19 PERCENT BUT SHOULD RECOVER TO ABOVE 30 PERCENT BY 9 PM AND
TO AROUND 80 TO 83 PERCENT BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. WINDS SHOULD GO
EVEN LIGHTER LATE TONIGHT AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
DAYBREAK TUESDAY. NO PRECIPITATION OR EVEN LOW CLOUDS ARE
EXPECTED, SO THE HOT AND HARSH AFTERNOON CONDITIONS WILL RETURN
FOR A SIMILAR WIND RH AND TEMPERATURE FOR 5 PM TUESDAY.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12
TO 14 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (71100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........3 1 4 5 4 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............100 94 84 82 79 75
RH..............22 26 40 51 64 76
20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 S 7 S 8 SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 12 15 16 13
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 S 4 S 5 SW 4
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 7 9 10 8
MIX HGT (FT)....6200 4000 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 13 S 14 S 15 S 15 SW 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..71 5 4 6 6 5
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE
MORNING INCREASING TO UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT BECOMING
SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (74700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........4 7 7 5 9 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 75 85 92 97 98
RH..............79 82 59 41 31 28
20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 W 6 S 5 S 6 S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 9 10 14
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 3 SW 3 W 4 S 3 S 4 S 5
EYE LVL WND GST.7 6 5 5 6 8
MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1400 5000 6900 8700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 9 S 8 S 8 SE 8 S 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 12 23 53 70
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR GOOD
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (70500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........19 18 15 19 23 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............99 93 85 83 80 77
RH..............27 33 46 55 65 74
20 FT WIND......S 9 S 8 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 13 15 16 15
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 5 S 5
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 8 9 10 9
MIX HGT (FT)....6200 4200 500 600 700 700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 13 S 14 S 15 S 15 S 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..71 7 5 6 9 7
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (91700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........20 14 6 11 19 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 77 84 91 96 98
RH..............74 74 57 41 32 29
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 SW 9 S 7 S 7 S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 13 12 13
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 5 SW 5 S 4 S 4 S 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 10 8 7 8
MIX HGT (FT)....500 800 1800 5500 7300 8800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 12 SW 10 S 10 S 10 S 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 11 22 51 71 88
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD
FORECASTER...18
REQUESTED BY...EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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