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FNUS74 KEWX 171255
FWSEWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BASTROP ACADEMYTRAINING...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
755 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2018
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
REST OF TODAY
EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERY HAS BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE BURN SITE
THIS MORNING AS NORTHERLY 20 FOOT WINDS CONTINUE TO KEEP TEMPERATURES
BELOW NORMAL. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE NORTHERLY WINDS AND COOL
TEMPERATURES TODAY AS HIGHS STRUGGLE TO REACH THE MID 50S UNDER
CLOUDY SKIES. SOME LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN AREA, BUT
WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE
AGAIN ON THURSDAY AS A SURGE OF MOISTURE MOVES IN FROM THE
SOUTH.
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........98 97 98 98 97
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............52 53 55 56 55
RH..............95 96 90 86 90
20 FT WIND......N 8 N 8 N 9 N 9 N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 15
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 6 N 7 N 7 N 8
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 11 11 11
MIX HGT (FT)....600 800 1200 1300 1300
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 14 N 12 N 13 NE 15
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2
FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1816964.0/EWX
.DELDT 10/17/18
.EMAIL JEFFREY_ADAMS@FWS.GOV
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