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FNUS74 KEWX 212230
FWSEWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GILLESPIE 1637...TEXAS A7M FOREST SERVICED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
430 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 CST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH
THIS EVENING. LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM GILLESPIE COUNTY
AIRPORT SHOW NORTH WINDS GUSTS TO 26 MPH AND HUMIDITY LEVELS AT 20
PERCENT. EXPECT FOR NORTHERLY WINDS WITH SUSTAINED VALUES IN THE
10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH TO CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING. HUMIDITY LEVELS GRADUALLY RECOVER TONIGHT THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASING MAINLY BEYOND MIDNIGHT.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DRY DAY ON SUNDAY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY
AGAIN AROUND 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS GUSTY WITH
MAXIMUM GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH. TEMPERATURES TOP OUT IN THE LOW
TO MID 60S DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 11 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 5PM
SKY (%).........6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
TEMP............65
RH..............23
20 FT WIND DIR..N
20 FT WIND SPD..20
20 FT WIND GUST.28
EYE LVL WND DIR.N
EYE LVL WND SPD.12
EYE LVL WND GST.17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N
TRANSP WIND SPD.24
VRATE KT-FT/1K..40
VENTRATE CAT....FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (8700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 2 5 4 3 5 3 4 4 10 10 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 56 52 50 47 45 44 42 41 39 38 37
RH..............26 31 35 38 41 43 46 47 47 50 52 53
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..17 16 14 14 13 10 9 9 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 25 23 23 21 20 18 17 17 16 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.16 16 15 14 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 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.23 23 22 21 20 20 18 17 16 15 15 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..26 24 19 17 16 14 13 13 12 11 10 9
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (56000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 23 23 21 29 22 15 24 19 15 8 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 35 37 44 49 53 56 58 60 61 62 61
RH..............59 59 54 43 36 29 25 23 22 20 20 20
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 17 20 20 18 20 18 18 17 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.9 10 10 10 12 12 11 12 11 11 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.2 3.0 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.4 3.5 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 15 16 16 17 17 16 15 14 12 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 13 19 24 32 47 53 53 56 51 36 18
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR
FORECASTER...62
REQUESTED BY...ROBIN COLLINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 02/21/26
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