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FNUS74 KEWX 171519
FWSEWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS...HAYS COUNTY ESD # 5 / KYLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
919 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0944 CST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE PLACES MUCH OF THE REGION, PARTICULARLY THE
I-35 CORRIDOR AND COASTAL PLAINS WITHIN THE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE DANGER CATEGORY FOR SATURDAY. A COMBINATION OF MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10-20 PERCENT, BREEZY NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 10-20 MPH, GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES, AND FREEZE CURED
GRASSES WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALL DAY
SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION
FROM 10AM TO 8PM SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING
AND RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WILL REACH NEAR 65%. SUNDAY WILL BE DRY
AGAIN, BUT WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 10 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 21 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 2 1 2 3 5 7 8 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 48 51 53 54 55 56 54 52
RH..............24 20 18 16 17 17 17 19 22
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 28 28 28 28 28 28 28
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND GST.12 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE N
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 21 21 21 21 22 22
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........28 22 15 4 10 11 3 3 3 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 44 42 40 38 36 35 33 32 32 30 29
RH..............26 30 34 37 40 45 47 51 53 53 60 60
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 20 15 13 9 8 8 8 8 8 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 12 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 15 12 10 10 9 7 7 7 7 8
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 1 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 27 29 37 45 49 54 58 59 60 61 59
RH..............62 65 63 48 35 29 22 19 17 18 17 18
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 10 13 14 15 15 16 15 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 6 8 8 9 9 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.4 2.5 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.2 3.6 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W W W SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 5 6 9 12 12 12 12 12 13 12
FORECASTER...05
REQUESTED BY...FREDDY ROLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 01/17/26
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