140  
FNUS74 KEWX 211453  
FWSEWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TXBAR- BALCONES PS PLATEAU 1...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  
853 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW HUMIDITY AROUND  
30 PERCENT TODAY WILL INCREASE TO OVER 50 PERCENT ON SUNDAY AS  
INCREASING MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. EASTERLY WIND  
THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON BUT  
REMAIN LIGHT. WIND SHIFTS FROM THE SOUTH SUNDAY WITH SOME GUSTY  
CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 7 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...27  
REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHWOPE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2428845.0/EWX  
.DELDT 12/21/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CARL_SCHWOPE@FWS.GOV  
 
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