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FNUS74 KHGX 161218
FWSHGX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SYLVAN RODRIGUEZ NATURE PRESERVE RX FIRE...HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
718 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
HIGH FIRE WEATHER DANGER IS EXPECTED TODAY, WITH A RED FLAG
WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 6PM. NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 20-25MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35MPH AND AFTERNOON RH VALUES DROPPING TO 20% WILL
LEAD TO THE HIGH FIRE WEATHER DANGER. TUESDAY WILL SEE LIGHTER
WINDS, BUT AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL AGAIN DROP TO AROUND 25% WITH
MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 3000FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MC
SKY (%).........31 23 21 32 31 35 42 49 48 55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 47 48 50 54 55 56 57 57 57
RH..............41 38 35 32 25 23 21 20 20 20
APARNT TMP (F)..36 39 40 43 54 55 56 57 57 57
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.31 32 32 31 31 29 31 29 29 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 3.2 3.2 3.6 4.2 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 32 31 30 30 31 31 30 30 28
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 14 14 13 13 14 14 13 13 13
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TONIGHT
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC
SKY (%).........74 81 82 74 75 79 65 59 46 43 40 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 54 52 50 50 49 49 47 45 44 43 42
RH..............20 22 25 27 27 28 28 31 32 33 35 36
APARNT TMP (F)..56 54 52 45 45 44 45 43 41 39 39 38
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..17 14 13 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 22 20 17 15 14 14 14 13 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 3.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6
MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 24 22 20 18 17 17 15 14 12 12 10
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).12 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 4
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 18 19 19 22 13 25 25 25 25
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TUESDAY
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR
SKY (%).........24 5 5 6 7 6 4 3 5 6 8 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 40 41 45 49 53 56 58 59 61 61 61
RH..............39 42 41 35 31 28 25 25 25 24 26 28
APARNT TMP (F)..37 36 37 42 46 53 56 58 59 61 61 61
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 9 10 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 10
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
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
FORECASTER...FOWLER
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN HUDDLESTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605895.0/HGX
.DELDT 03/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JUSTIN.HUDDLESTON@HOUSTONTX.GOV
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