466  
FNUS74 KEWX 181511  
FWSEWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS...HAYS COUNTY ESD # 5 / KYLE FIRE DEPARTMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  
911 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0944 CST ON JANUARY 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO AN RFD THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE HILL  
COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU, BUT ULTIMATELY, FEEL THE WINDS ARE  
NOT QUITE STRONG ENOUGH THOUGH VERY LOW HUMIDITY REMAINS OVER THE  
REGION. HUMIDITY INCREASES SLIGHTLY FOR MONDAY WITH CHANCES FOR  
WETTING RAINS RETURNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWED BY A  
RETURN TO WARMER THAN NORMAL AND DRIER THAN NORMAL WEATHER.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 5  
TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 3 2 2 3 3 3 0 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 45 50 55 58 59 61 61 60  
RH..............41 31 25 20 18 17 16 16 17  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 9 9 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 13 15 16 16 16 16 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST. 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.2 2.7 3.5 3.7 4.1 4.3 3.4 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 12  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH DECREASING TO WEST  
AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 3 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 52 46 44 43 42 41 40 38 36 35 34  
RH..............21 25 31 32 35 36 37 37 42 45 47 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 10 10  
   
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10  
TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 9 11 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 34 35 43 50 56 60 63 64 64 63 61  
RH..............53 56 56 43 36 30 28 28 28 29 31 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW S SE SE E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 7 8 9 10 10 9 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 9 13 15 16 17 17 16 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W SW S SE SE E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 5 8 9 10 10 10 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.1 2.3 2.9 3.4 4.5 5.0 3.9 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...05  
REQUESTED BY...FREDDY ROLON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2600144.4/EWX  
.DELDT 01/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL FROLON@KYLEFIRE.COM  
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