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FNUS74 KEWX 121229
FWSEWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRIENDSHIP NORTH RX FIRE...TPWD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
729 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A BRIEF PERIOD OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAINS POSSIBLE
FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS GUSTY NORTH WINDS
OVERLAP WITH LOWER AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS. WE DO EXPECT TO SEE
A DECREASE IN THE WIND GUSTS BY LATE AFTERNOON AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND TREND TO
A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION THIS EVENING, WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED
FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE
GUSTY ON FRIDAY THROUGH MOST OF THE DAYTIME HOURS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
13 MPH UNTIL 1400. WINDS DECREASING AND SHIFTING
TO THE EAST AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH UNTIL
1400. WINDS DECREASING AND SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (47400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 45 50 52 55 58 59 61 62 63
RH..............62 63 52 46 41 37 36 33 35 35
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 12 13 12 10 9 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 16 18 19 18 17 15 14 12 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 3
EYE LVL WND GST.9 10 11 13 11 10 9 8 7 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 18 17 17 16 14 12 8 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 42 47 43 47 40 28 20 14 9
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 14
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 1 3 4 2 4 4 4 6 5 3 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 62 59 54 52 50 49 47 47 46 44 44
RH..............34 39 40 48 52 58 63 65 65 71 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 2 3 6 8 9 12 13 13 14 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
NEAR 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (44500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 43 44 49 55 60 65 69 72 74 75 75
RH..............73 76 76 68 59 51 45 39 37 35 36 37
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 22
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 8
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 17 17 18 20 20 20 18 18 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 10 16 24 29 33 35 41 44 45 38
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...S. COLEMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605444.0/EWX
.DELDT 03/12/26
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