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
442 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL HELP GENERATE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO HUNTSVILLE TO
CROCKETT. VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL HELP BREAK THE
INVERSION LAYER AND GENERATE FAIRLY HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS.

TXZ163-164-177>179-250445-
HOUSTON-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...
GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...SHEPHERD...
TRINITY
442 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          SAT

CLOUD COVER                     MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS         NONE        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                40            0           20
TEMP (24H TREND)              90 (-1)      68 (-2)           90
RH (24H TREND)                52 (+5)     100 (+2)           42
20 FT WIND (MPH)                SE  5      LGT/VAR        SE  6
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           1841            0         2938
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          6039            0         9638
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)             SE  9        SE  4         S 14
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)             SE  5        SE  2         S  7
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 9205            0        20566
CATEGORY DAY                        4                         5
SUNSHINE HOURS                      5                         5
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              2            2            1

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TXZ176-195>198-250445-
BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-MADISON-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL...
COLLEGE STATION...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA
442 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          SAT

CLOUD COVER                     MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS         NONE        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                40            0           20
TEMP (24H TREND)              90 (-1)      70 (-1)           90
RH (24H TREND)                51 (+4)      97 (-1)           40
20 FT WIND (MPH)                SE  9        SE  4        SE  9
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           2881            0         2926
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          9452            0         9598
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)             SE 10        SE  6         S 16
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)             SE  5        SE  3         S  8
VENT RATE (M2/S)                14405            0        23408
CATEGORY DAY                        4                         5
SUNSHINE HOURS                      4                         5
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              2            2            1

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TXZ199-200-213-250445-
HARRIS-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...CONROE...DAYTON...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...KATY...LIBERTY...PASADENA...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...
WILLIS
442 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          SAT

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS         NONE        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                20            0           20
TEMP (24H TREND)               90 (0)      70 (-1)           90
RH (24H TREND)                 51 (0)     100 (+6)           42
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 E  9      LGT/VAR        SE  9
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           2272            0         2616
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          7455            0         8583
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)             SE 12        SE  5         S 16
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)             SE  6        SE  3         S  8
VENT RATE (M2/S)                13632            0        20928
CATEGORY DAY                        4                         5
SUNSHINE HOURS                      5                         6
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TXZ210>212-226-227-250445-
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
442 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          SAT

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS         NONE        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                20            0           20
TEMP (24H TREND)               90 (0)      71 (-1)           90
RH (24H TREND)                49 (-3)     100 (+3)           41
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 E  9        SE  4        SE  9
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           2890            7         2757
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          9480           22         9044
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)             SE 14        SE  8         S 17
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)             SE  7        SE  4         S  9
VENT RATE (M2/S)                20230           28        24813
CATEGORY DAY                        5                         5
SUNSHINE HOURS                      5                         6
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TXZ214-235>238-250445-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...
WINNIE
442 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          SAT

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0            0           20
TEMP (24H TREND)               88 (0)       73 (0)           88
RH (24H TREND)                55 (-3)      98 (+2)           51
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 E 11        SE  7        SE 11
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           1517            0         1808
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          4978            0         5933
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)             SE 16        SE  7        SE 17
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)             SE  8        SE  4        SE  9
VENT RATE (M2/S)                12136            0        16272
CATEGORY DAY                        4                         5
SUNSHINE HOURS                      6                         7
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 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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