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FNUS74 KHGX 171159
FWSHGX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAMPION LAKE RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
559 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS AROUND THE BURN AREA WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH WITH 20-FT WIND
SPEEDS OF 10-15 KTS AND GUSTS TO 20-25 KTS. RH VALUES WILL PLUMMET
THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 20% WITH PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.
THE MIXING HEIGHT WILL CLIMB TO ABOVE 3000 FT BY LATE MORNING.
20-FT WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW 10 KTS THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO
20-25 KTS STILL POSSIBLE. SUNDAY WILL FEATURE LIGHTER WINDS OUT OF THE
NORTH. RH VALUES WILL STILL BE ON THE LOWER END, WITH RH AROUND THE BURN
AREA ANTICIPATED TO BE AROUND 20% ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE
CONDITIONS HAVE NOT MET THE CRITERIA FOR A RED FLAG WARNING, ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN A CONCERN.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR PC
SKY (%).........61 61 62 55 51 47 45 28 21 22 25 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 46 47 49 50 53 56 56 58 57 57 56
RH..............34 35 32 29 27 22 19 19 17 19 19 20
APARNT TMP (F)..43 40 42 44 45 53 56 56 58 57 57 56
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 10
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 22 21 22 22 22 22 23 22 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 1.1 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 16 20 20 20 17 18 18 18 18 18
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
CEILING (KFT)...5.8 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TONIGHT
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR
SKY (%).........38 42 45 45 42 40 32 16 8 4 3 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 50 49 48 45 44 42 41 39 37 36 34
RH..............23 25 26 26 29 30 33 34 37 40 42 43
APARNT TMP (F)..53 46 45 43 40 39 38 37 35 32 31 30
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 21 22 20 18 17 16 14 14 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 18 18 20 18 17 15 12 7 6 7
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 5 3 3 3
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
SUNDAY
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
SKY (%).........3 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 33 36 41 45 49 53 56 57 57 56 55
RH..............45 49 44 39 32 27 23 21 21 21 23 27
APARNT TMP (F)..29 30 33 39 43 48 53 56 57 57 56 55
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 12 13 14 14 14 13 10 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.7 3.6 4.2 4.5 4.2 3.1 1.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.3 0.9 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 8 10 13 14 14 13 12 9 7
TRANS WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 4 3
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...BAILEY
REQUESTED BY...JESSE RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600317.1/HGX
.DELDT 01/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JESSE_RODRIGUEZ@FWS.GOV
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