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FNUS74 KEWX 161516
FWSEWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS...HAYS COUNTY ESD # 5 / KYLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
916 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0944 CST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN PLENTY DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY.
MINOR IMPROVEMENT TO THE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR EARLY TODAY, BUT
NOT ENOUGH TO PREVENT ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FROM IMPACTING MUCH OF THE AREA WHEN ANOTHER AFTERNOON
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND WIND GUSTS INCREASE TO NEAR 25 MPH
DRYING THE AREA OUT AGAIN LATE IN THE DAY. THE POST-FRONTAL WINDS
GET A REINFORCING PUSH SATURDAY, AND AGAIN, NEARLY ALL AREAS
COULD SEE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO
AROUND 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 2 9 12 16 15 18 17 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 59 65 68 71 73 71 69 67
RH..............67 55 44 42 36 31 31 31 32
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.21 23 23 23 23 22 22 23 23
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW W NW N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.13 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 2.0 2.7 3.3 4.5 5.1 4.2 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 7 8 5 2 4 9 6 8 12 13 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 56 54 52 50 49 48 47 45 45 42 42
RH..............36 40 40 39 41 39 39 37 38 38 37 34
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 24 23 23 22 20 20 20 20 20 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 20 20 20 18 18 17 17 16 15 15
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17
MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 14 19 24 25 23 22 14 7 4 3 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 39 41 45 48 51 52 53 54 54 55 53
RH..............32 33 31 26 22 19 17 16 15 16 15 17
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20 22 23 23 25 28 28 28 28 26 25 24
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8
EYE LVL WND GST.12 13 14 14 15 17 17 17 17 16 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.0 1.5 1.8 2.2 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.5 4.8 4.0 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 21 21 20 17
FORECASTER...05
REQUESTED BY...FREDDY ROLON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 01/16/26
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