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
735 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS STALLED NEAR A MADISONVILLE TO LIVINGSTON
LINE THIS MORNING AND WILL BE A FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY. IN ADDITION WITH A MOIST AND MARGINALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE
EXPECT ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP AGAIN ELSEWHERE AND ALONG THE SEABREEZE. STORMS WILL BE SLOW
MOVING AND CAPABLE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING.
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ON
THURSDAY GRADUALLY WARMING AND DRYING OUT THE AREA.

TXZ163-164-177>179-199-200745-
HOUSTON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CONROE...CORRIGAN...
CROCKETT...GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...
SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WILLIS
735 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          THU

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                40           30           20
TEMP (24H TREND)              94 (+2)      73 (-1)           95
RH (24H TREND)                42 (-1)     100 (+7)           42
20 FT WIND (MPH)                SE  3         S  4         S  6
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           2012          167         2209
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          6600          548         7248
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              S  4         S 10         S  8
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              S  2         S  5         S  4
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 4024          835         8836
CATEGORY DAY                        3                         4
SUNSHINE HOURS                      6                         9
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              3            2            1

REMARKS...NONE.

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

TXZ176-195>198-200745-
BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-MADISON-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL...
COLLEGE STATION...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA
735 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          THU

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                30           30           10
TEMP (24H TREND)              95 (+4)      74 (-1)           96
RH (24H TREND)                38 (-5)      95 (+2)           41
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 S  5         S  6         S  8
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           2113          225         2199
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          6932          737         7216
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)             SE  6         S 12         S 11
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)             SE  3         S  6         S  6
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 6339         1350        13194
CATEGORY DAY                        3                         4
SUNSHINE HOURS                      7                         9
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              2            2            1

REMARKS...NONE.

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

TXZ200-210>213-226-227-200745-
AUSTIN-COLORADO-FORT BEND-HARRIS-LIBERTY-WALLER-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...CLEVELAND...
COLUMBUS...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EL CAMPO...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...KATY...LIBERTY...MISSOURI CITY...PASADENA...PIERCE...
PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SUGAR LAND...
TOMBALL...WEIMAR...WHARTON
735 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          THU

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                30           30           20
TEMP (24H TREND)               94 (0)      75 (+1)           94
RH (24H TREND)                42 (-4)      97 (+4)           43
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 S  6         S  5        SE  7
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           1970          171         1811
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          6462          561         5943
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              S  7         S 11         S 11
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              S  4         S  6         S  6
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 7880         1026        10866
CATEGORY DAY                        3                         4
SUNSHINE HOURS                      7                         9
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              2            2            1

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE
$$

TXZ214-235>238-200745-
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
735 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

                                TODAY      TONIGHT          THU

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE                     TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                20           20           20
TEMP (24H TREND)              92 (-1)      77 (+1)           92
RH (24H TREND)                48 (-5)     100 (+6)           51
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 S  8         S  8         S 10
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)           1601          322         1395
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)          5251         1055         4578
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              S 10         S 11         S 11
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              S  5         S  6         S  6
VENT RATE (M2/S)                 8005         1932         8370
CATEGORY DAY                        4                         4
SUNSHINE HOURS                      8                         9
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              2            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE
$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 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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