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
1258 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER EAST TEXAS TONIGHT RESULTING IN
CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY AND BRING WIDESPREAD
CLOUDS AND RAIN. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS EAST OF THE REGION
ON FRIDAY BRINGING NORTHERLY WINDS AND CLEARING SKIES FOR THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

TXZ163-164-177>179-199-101400-
HOUSTON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CONROE...CORRIGAN...
CROCKETT...GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...
SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WILLIS
1258 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

                              TONIGHT          WED    WED NIGHT          THU

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        MCLDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0            0           50           90
TEMP (24H TREND)              29 (-5)      48 (+1)           31           41
RH (24H TREND)               77 (-10)      38 (+8)          100           73
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 N  8        NE  6        NE  6         E  7
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)              0          950          134          588
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)             0         3116          440         1929
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              N  5        NE 10        SE  7         E 14
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              N  3        NE  5        SE  4         E  7
VENT RATE (M2/S)                    0         4750          536         4116
CATEGORY DAY                                     3                         3
SUNSHINE HOURS                                   6                         1
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1            1

REMARKS...MIXING HEIGHTS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 300 AND 400 FEET. THE MINIMUM
MIXING HEIGHT OF ZERO WILL OCCUR IN A FEW LOCALIZED COLD SPOTS.

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

$$

TXZ176-195>198-101400-
BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-MADISON-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL...
COLLEGE STATION...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA
1258 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

                              TONIGHT          WED    WED NIGHT          THU

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        MCLDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0           10           70           90
TEMP (24H TREND)              30 (-4)      48 (+1)           32           40
RH (24H TREND)                78 (-8)      42 (+8)          100           79
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 N  7        NE  9        NE  5         E  7
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)             42          924          115          594
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)           139         3031          378         1949
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              N  2         E 10        SE  9         E 16
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              N  1         E  5        SE  5         E  8
VENT RATE (M2/S)                   42         4620          575         4752
CATEGORY DAY                                     3                         3
SUNSHINE HOURS                                   5                         0
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TXZ200-210>213-226-227-101400-
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
1258 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

                              TONIGHT          WED    WED NIGHT          THU

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        MCLDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0           20           70           90
TEMP (24H TREND)              31 (-7)      48 (-1)           34           43
RH (24H TREND)                75 (-9)     45 (+11)          100           79
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 N  6        NE 10        NE  8         E 10
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)              0          793          130          596
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)             0         2603          425         1955
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              N  5         E 11         E  9         E 18
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              N  3         E  6         E  5         E  9
VENT RATE (M2/S)                    0         4758          650         5364
CATEGORY DAY                                     3                         3
SUNSHINE HOURS                                   5                         0
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TXZ214-235>238-101400-
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
1258 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

                              TONIGHT          WED    WED NIGHT          THU

CLOUD COVER                     PCLDY        MCLDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE                      NONE         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (PCT)                 0           20           70           90
TEMP (24H TREND)              33 (-7)      49 (-1)           37           48
RH (24H TREND)                79 (-8)     49 (+10)          100           85
20 FT WIND (MPH)                 N 10        NE 12        NE 11         E 14
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL)              0          785           10          674
MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL)             0         2577           32         2210
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)              N  6         E 12         E 10         E 20
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)              N  3         E  6         E  5         E 10
VENT RATE (M2/S)                    0         4710           50         6740
CATEGORY DAY                                     3                         3
SUNSHINE HOURS                                   5                         0
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL              1            1            1            1

REMARKS...MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE AROUND 1000 FEET ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. THE ZERO MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE IN A FEW LOCALIZED LOW SPOTS.

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

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE EVENING.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE MORNING.

...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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