701  
FNUS74 KHGX 151833  
FWSHGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MADISON 4874...TAMFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
133 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
AS WITH THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, THIS AFTERNOON LOOKS UNSEASONABLY  
HOT AND DRY, WITH RH FALLING TO A LITTLE BELOW 30 PERCENT AT THEIR  
MINIMUM WHILE TEMPERATURES RISE TO AROUND 90 DEGREES OR JUST A  
SHADE BELOW IT. FORTUNATELY, IN SPITE OF THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS,  
WINDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE NORTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN  
FAIRLY LIGHT - LESS THAN 10 MPH AND MORE ALONG THE LINES OF 5 MPH  
OR LIGHTER.  
 
DESPITE THIS HOT AND DRY STRETCH DOMINATING RECENT DAYS, WE CAN  
EXPECT TO SEE A LIFT OUT OF THAT PATTERN BEGINNING. WINDS SHOULD  
TURN MORE SOUTHEASTERLY TONIGHT, AND ESPECIALLY BY TOMORROW  
MORNING. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY BRING MORE HUMID  
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA, THOUGH THIS FAR INLAND, THE FIRE SITE WILL  
BE AMONG THE LAST IN THE AREA TO SEE ITS BENEFITS. AS A RESULT,  
WE MAY AGAIN SEE RH DIP BELOW 40 PERCENT FOR ONE MORE DAY  
TOMORROW; A MODEST IMPROVEMENT, BUT STILL QUITE DRY.  
 
IN THE LONG TERM, MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE  
WEEKEND, AND AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA SATURDAY,  
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL  
EMERGE, FOLLOWED BY THE RETURN OF MUCH DRIER AIR ON SUNDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........3 3 2 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............83 86 88 86  
RH..............43 36 30 32  
APARNT TMP (F)..83 84 85 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 4.6 4.1 3.2  
MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 1.4 1.2 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 6 9 6 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............85 80 74 71 69 68 66 65 64 63 60 61  
RH..............35 39 49 54 58 61 65 71 73 76 84 82  
APARNT TMP (F)..83 80 74 71 69 68 66 65 64 63 60 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 5  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
THURSDAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC MC MC MC MC  
SKY (%).........7 5 9 9 12 21 35 46 53 56 55 52  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 58 59 65 72 77 81 84 85 86 84 84  
RH..............85 92 93 82 67 57 48 44 43 42 45 47  
APARNT TMP (F)..60 58 59 65 72 77 82 84 85 85 85 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 6 6 6 6 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 14 15 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.4 2.8 4.7 6.0 6.5 6.5 5.9 4.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 8 10 10 12 10 10 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 15 22 21 23  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...LUCHS  
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW TRIPP  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2523680.0/HGX  
.DELDT 10/15/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CSDISPATCH@TFS.TAMU.EDU  
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