072  
FNUS74 KEWX 111009  
FWSEWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HUDSON WATERGAP PILES...AW - WILDLAND CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  
509 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH  
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED.  
AFTER THAT BY MID MORNING, WINDS BECOME WESTERLY UP TO 10 MPH,  
THEN NORTHWESTERLY INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25  
MPH. A DRIER AIRMASS BEGINS TO FILTER INTO THE AREA WITH  
HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO THE 40S. A BRIEF CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS  
POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES  
OVERHEAD. WINDS TURN NORTHERLY AND REMAIN BREEZY AND GUSTY  
BRINGING A DRIER AIRMASS WITH HUMIDITIES ONLY RECOVERING INTO THE  
60S TONIGHT AND FALLING INTO THE 20S ON THURSDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO  
9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (98800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (111800  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........72 71 46 35 23 14 9 30 22 29  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 63 68 71 74 77 80 80 80 81  
RH..............100 97 84 76 66 56 51 47 45 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..N S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 14 16 17 18 20 20 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 0.9 1.7 3.4 4.3 5.4 7.6 8.7 7.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW W W W NW NW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 10 13 14 16 17 20 22  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 7 9 23 44 70 99 112 140 119  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD VGD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 TO 31 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (93300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO GOOD (42800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........34 27 35 34 17 15 5 5 3 4 3 3  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 75 70 65 62 60 58 56 54 52 51 48  
RH..............48 54 59 65 67 64 64 59 61 59 59 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 24 26 28 29 30 30 30 29 29 29  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 25 26 29 30 31 31 31 30 29 28 26  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..93 66 44 43 56 62 67 70 69 66 60 50  
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD FR  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN  
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 13  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (54900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 46 44 47 51 55 59 62 64 66 66 67  
RH..............63 60 65 58 48 41 36 32 30 28 29 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 14 13 12 10 9 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 26 25 24 23 21 20 18 17 15 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.5 1.7 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 17 15 13 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..40 35 39 47 54 55 52 48 46 41 33 21  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...04  
REQUESTED BY...AW-WCD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605394.0/EWX  
.DELDT 03/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW.LORE@AUSTINTEXAS.GOV  
 
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