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FNUS74 KHGX 141118
FWSHGX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHNF C 19/20 AND 45...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
618 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MINIMUM RH VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 45 PERCENT AS
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH PREVAIL.
PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING IF WINDS RELAX
TO 5 MPH OR LESS, BUT THIS POTENTIAL IS ON THE LOW SIDE. WINDS
WILL BE STRONGER ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 15-20 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH AT TIMES. THE WIND DIRECTION
WILL START OUT SOUTHERLY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING INCREASINGLY
SOUTHWESTERLY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. ANOTHER SURGE OF DRY
AIR IS EXPECTED AFTER THIS FRONT PUSHES THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. WE
ARE MONITORING THE POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ON MONDAY AS DRY AIR OVERLAPS WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
SKY (%).........35 41 35 28 23 13 12 11 9 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 58 62 67 71 74 76 78 80 79
RH..............100 93 87 77 64 57 53 48 47 48
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 13 15 17 18 18 20 18 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.1 1.8 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 14 14 14 14 16 15 16 16
VISIBILITY (SM).7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TONIGHT
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC
SKY (%).........9 16 22 28 29 42 54 64 63 68 80 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 74 72 69 66 65 63 63 63 63 64 63
RH..............52 59 61 68 78 81 89 93 92 93 90 97
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 21 22 22 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 21 20 20 20
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SUNDAY
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC MCR MCR
SKY (%).........84 84 84 74 64 63 63 62 48 34 21 24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............63 64 64 64 68 72 76 80 83 85 86 85
RH..............95 93 93 97 84 73 65 59 53 49 46 46
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 24 26 28 29 30 30 31 31 31 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.3 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 24 26 29 30 31 31 30 30 29 29
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
FORECASTER...BATISTE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE FOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605764.0/HGX
.DELDT 03/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STEVEN.FOSTER@USDA.GOV
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