913  
FNUS74 KEWX 052054  
FWSEWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BASTROP 2251...TFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  
254 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CST ON MARCH 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
BREEZY SOUTH WINDS OF 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH HAVE BEEN  
COMMON TODAY, WHILE RH VALUES REMAIN BETWEEN 40-50% FOR MOST.  
EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING, BUT GUSTS  
SHOULD DROP OFF AFTER SUNSET, WHILE WINDS REMAIN SUSTAINED AT 8-12  
MPH. A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS WELL.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16  
MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
26 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (80800 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........26 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0  
TEMP............84 83  
RH..............49 49  
20 FT WIND......S 15 S 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 25  
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.16 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....4100 3000  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 SE 24  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..83 81  
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD GOOD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (12900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........12 12 25 55 60 88 91 93 88 83 87 87  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............81 77 73 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 69  
RH..............51 60 71 79 84 87 90 93 90 93 97 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 23 22 22 22 20 21 21 21 21 22  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.2 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 21 21 21  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..55 13 13 19 19 25 26 19 23 22 18 18  
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17  
MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (94800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........90 93 87 79 73 54 49 54 70 52 71 74  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 69 69 72 75 78 80 82 83 83 84 83  
RH..............97 93 97 90 79 71 62 58 55 53 51 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 16 16 15 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 23 25 28 28 28 29 28 29 28 26  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 14 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.2 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 24 25 28 29 30 30 29 28 26 24  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 14 23 52 68 90 87 95 93 89 81 57  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD FR  
 

 
FORECASTER...34  
REQUESTED BY...NOAH CITRON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2604883.0/EWX  
.DELDT 03/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CSDISPATCH@TFS.TAMU.EDU  
 
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