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FNUS74 KEWX 171855
FWSEWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHIRLING PINES...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
155 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SUNNY SKIES ARE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS
REACHING THE MID 60S. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 MPH
FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES STAY IN THE TEENS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
20S THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE EVENING. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS REMAIN TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. NO RAIN FORECAST THROUGH THE PERIOD.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........12 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0
TEMP............60 63
RH..............19 18
20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4 S 4
EYE LVL WND GST.8 10
MIX HGT (FT)....3600 4600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 S 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..38 52
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3
MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (63200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........7 15 22 19 12 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 58 52 48 46 43
RH..............18 25 41 58 71 86
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 16 14 13
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 3 S 3
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 8 8
MIX HGT (FT)....2000 1000 600 600 600 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 14 S 15 S 15 S 14 S 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..63 6 9 8 8 6
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (56200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........26 15 10 2 9 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 43 57 67 74 77
RH..............93 93 67 50 37 32
20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 3 SW 7 S 7 S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 12 15 16 15
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 1 S 1 S 2 SW 4 S 4 S 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 7 9 10 9
MIX HGT (FT)....500 800 1700 3500 4300 4900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 4 23 53 53 44
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR
FORECASTER...17
REQUESTED BY...EARHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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