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SPOT FORECAST FOR FORK CREEK...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
332 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
A RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. GUSTY
NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO GRADUALLY TREND WEAKER THROUGH THE EVENING AND
NIGHTTIME, BUT GUSTS IN THE 30-40 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS IN THIS
RANGE CONTINUING THROUGH 8 AM SATURDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
IS CURRENTLY BOTTOMING OUT AT ABOUT 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
DRY POST-FRONTAL WINDS WILL REDUCE MOISTURE RECOVERY RELATIVE TO
PREVIOUS NIGHTS AND KEEP DEW POINTS LOW, BUT COOL OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES NEAR 50F SHOULD ENABLE RECOVERY OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
TO NEAR 70 PERCENT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEAKENING AFTER
SUNRISE ON SATURDAY, BUT GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNDER SIMILARLY DRY CONDITIONS COMPARED TO
TODAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
24 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (111200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 4 PM
SKY (%).........48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
TEMP............70
RH..............32
20 FT WIND......N 28
20 FT WIND GUST.40
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 17
EYE LVL WND GST.24
MIX HGT (FT)....3900
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 28
VRATE KT-FT/1K..113
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH
DECREASING TO 33 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH
DECREASING TO 33 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (105700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (24400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........33 26 29 21 19 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 62 59 56 53 51
RH..............33 41 47 55 59 63
20 FT WIND......N 25 N 22 N 17 N 20 N 20 N 20
20 FT WIND GUST.38 36 28 31 33 32
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 15 N 13 N 10 N 12 N 12 N 12
EYE LVL WND GST.23 22 17 19 20 19
MIX HGT (FT)....3600 2000 1600 1300 1200 1600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 25 SE 22 SE 18 SE 20 SE 20 SE 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..106 46 38 40 29 30
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (60800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........28 40 17 26 17 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 48 55 62 66 69
RH..............63 71 59 43 36 31
20 FT WIND......N 18 N 18 N 17 N 15 N 13 N 13
20 FT WIND GUST.30 29 26 22 21 21
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 11 N 11 N 10 N 9 N 8 N 8
EYE LVL WND GST.18 17 16 13 13 13
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1500 3000 3800 4400 4600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 18 SE 17 SE 16 SE 16 SE 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 31 61 58 51 61
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD FAIR FAIR GOOD
FORECASTER...16
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/16/26
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