Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
321 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.DISCUSSION...
ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMID CONDITIONS. A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL ALSO HELP TO PRODUCE BREEZY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. A
FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY AS MOISTURE DEEPENS
BENEATH A STRONG CAPPING INVERSION. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS FEATURE
WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

TXZ163-164-176>179-191530-
HOUSTON-MADISON-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...
GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...ONALASKA...
SHEPHERD...TRINITY
321 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                              TONIGHT          SUN    SUN NIGHT          MON

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)              71 (+1)      91 (+1)           72           91
RH (24H TREND)                92 (-5)      48 (+2)           97           51
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 S  7         S 12         S  9         S 12
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)            225         1407          181         1692
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)           738         4615          593         5550
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              S 12         S 23         S 19         S 22
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              S  6         S 12         S 10         S 11
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 1350        16884         1810        18612
CATEGORY DAY                                     5                         5
SUNSHINE HOURS                                   8                         8
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW.

$$

TXZ195>198-191530-
BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL...
COLLEGE STATION...LAKE SOMERVILLE...NAVASOTA
321 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                              TONIGHT          SUN    SUN NIGHT          MON

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)              73 (+1)       91 (0)           73           91
RH (24H TREND)                89 (-5)      49 (+5)           93           49
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 S 10         S 13         S 11         S 13
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)            187         1422          165         1692
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)           614         4665          542         5551
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              S 13         S 24         S 19         S 23
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              S  7         S 12         S 10         S 12
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 1309        17064         1650        20304
CATEGORY DAY                                     5                         5
SUNSHINE HOURS                                   8                         8
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW.

$$

TXZ199-200-213-191530-
HARRIS-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...CONROE...DAYTON...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...KATY...LIBERTY...PASADENA...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...
WILLIS
321 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                              TONIGHT          SUN    SUN NIGHT          MON

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)              72 (+1)      89 (+1)           73           90
RH (24H TREND)                95 (-3)      51 (+1)           98           55
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 S  7         S 11         S  8         S 11
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)            199         1358          137         1682
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)           653         4456          449         5519
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              S 14         S 22         S 18         S 21
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              S  7         S 11         S  9         S 11
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 1393        14938         1233        18502
CATEGORY DAY                                     4                         5
SUNSHINE HOURS                                   8                         7
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW.

$$

TXZ210>212-226-227-191530-
AUSTIN-COLORADO-FORT BEND-WALLER-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...COLUMBUS...
EAGLE LAKE...EL CAMPO...HEMPSTEAD...MISSOURI CITY...PIERCE...
PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SUGAR LAND...
WEIMAR...WHARTON
321 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                              TONIGHT          SUN    SUN NIGHT          MON

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)               72 (0)      92 (+2)           73           92
RH (24H TREND)                 97 (0)      48 (+1)           97           52
20 FT WIND (MPH)                SE  8         S 13        SE 10         S 12
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)            190         1357          136         1686
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)           624         4452          447         5533
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              S 13         S 23         S 17         S 22
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              S  7         S 12         S  9         S 11
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 1330        16284         1224        18546
CATEGORY DAY                                     5                         5
SUNSHINE HOURS                                   8                         7
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW.

$$

TXZ214-238-191530-
CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAHUAC...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...
LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...TEXAS CITY...WINNIE
321 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                              TONIGHT          SUN    SUN NIGHT          MON

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)              73 (+1)      84 (+1)           73           84
RH (24H TREND)               100 (+1)       67 (0)          100           71
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 S 10         S 13         S 12         S 11
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)            330         1171          260         1522
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          1082         3843          854         4994
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              S 15         S 19         S 17         S 19
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              S  8         S 10         S  9         S 10
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 2640        11710         2340        15220
CATEGORY DAY                                     4                         4
SUNSHINE HOURS                                   8                         7
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW.

$$

TXZ235>237-191530-
BRAZORIA-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...EDNA...
FREEPORT...LAKE JACKSON...PALACIOS...PEARLAND
321 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

                              TONIGHT          SUN    SUN NIGHT          MON

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)               73 (0)      88 (+2)           74           87
RH (24H TREND)               100 (+1)       60 (0)           97           63
20 FT WIND (MPH)                SE 11        SE 14        SE 12        SE 12
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)            270         1221          128         1582
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)           887         4005          421         5191
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              S 15         S 21         S 17         S 20
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              S  8         S 11         S  9         S 10
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 2160        13431         1152        15820
CATEGORY DAY                                     4                         4
SUNSHINE HOURS                                   8                         7
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH.

...NOTES...
1. IN THE TABULAR FORECAST SECTIONS ABOVE...`MAX/MIN MIX HGT` IS
  MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT VALUE DURING THE DAY AND MINIMUM VALUE AT NIGHT
2. IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST...WIND SPEEDS REPRESENT THE DAYTIME PERIODS ONLY

$$



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