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FNUS74 KHGX 201053
FWSHGX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHNF C 37 WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
553 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GENERALLY LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 5-7 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH. SOME
LIGHT SHOWERS MAY MOVE INTO THE BURN SITE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON, BUT NOT ALL OF IT WILL REACH THE GROUND WITH SOME DRY
AIR NEAR THE SURFACE. RH VALUES TODAY WILL DROP TO THE LOW 40S
THIS AFTERNOON.
HEADING INTO TONIGHT, THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL INCREASE
OVERNIGHT WITH POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO NEAR SUNRISE. WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST GENERALLY. IF A THUNDERSTORM
WERE TO OCCUR, A GUST NEAR 20 MPH WOULD BE POSSIBLE. FOG POTENTIAL
TONIGHT IS VERY LOW (LESS THAN 10% CHANCE).
OFF AND ON SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY WITH LIGHT
EASTERLY WINDS CONTINUING, BUT SOME INCREASE IN GUSTS TO NEAR 20
MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
SKY (%).........89 86 79 71 69 76 71 75 83 67
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............56 58 61 64 66 67 68 70 71 70
RH..............64 62 56 52 48 47 45 42 42 46
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 15 16 15 15 14 14 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.9 1.5 2.4 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.4 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 15 15 14 12 12 12 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 MC MC MC CDY
SKY (%).........75 83 76 75 85 77 80 82 68 81 85 88
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CWR.............30 20 20 20 20 20 20 60 60 60 60 60
TEMP............69 67 65 63 62 61 61 60 59 58 58 58
RH..............47 52 58 65 70 72 75 78 80 83 83 87
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E SE SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 8 8 5 7 7 8 9 9 9 9
TUESDAY
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC
SKY (%).........88 86 91 90 88 88 88 88 88 87 87 84
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............60 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............58 57 58 59 61 63 65 66 66 67 68 68
RH..............90 93 90 90 87 84 81 81 81 78 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 12 13 13 14 16 17 18 18 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 17 17 17
FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...STEVE FOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610811.0/HGX
.DELDT 04/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STEVEN.FOSTER@USDA.GOV
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