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
314 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Onshore winds will persist through the forecast period with low level
moisture returning across the area. Minimum RH values will remain above
50 percent through the weekend. While the southeasterly winds will be
fairly light today, expect wind speeds to increase Thursday and remain
elevated going into the weekend.

TXZ163-164-177-251515-
Houston-Trinity-Walker-
Including the cities of Crockett, Groveton, Huntsville,
and Trinity
314 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0           40
Temp (24h trend)               63 (0)      84 (+3)           70           84
RH % (24h trend)             100 (+3)      62 (-4)           97           59
20 ft Wind/early(mph)           SE  5         S  5        SE 10     S 13 G26
20 ft Wind/late(mph)             S  4         S  9         S 11     S 16 G29
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                100         1170          230         1400
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)               340         3850          760         4590
Transport Wnd (kts)              S 10         S 18         S 17         S 25
Transport Wnd (m/s)              S  5         S  9         S  9         S 13
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                 500        10530         2070        18200
Category Day                                     4                         5
Sunshine Hours                                   4                         3
Lightning Activity Level            1            1            1            3

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Moderate.

$$

TXZ176-195>198-251515-
Brazos-Burleson-Grimes-Madison-Washington-
Including the cities of Brenham, Bryan, Caldwell,
College Station, Madisonville, Navasota, and Somerville
314 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None      Showers         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0           10            0           50
Temp (24h trend)               65 (0)      83 (+1)           71           83
RH % (24h trend)              98 (+1)      64 (-1)           95           62
20 ft Wind/early(mph)           SE  7        SE  7        SE 12     S 15 G29
20 ft Wind/late(mph)             S  6         S 12         S 13     S 18 G30
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                110         1150          180         1210
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)               350         3770          590         3980
Transport Wnd (kts)             SE 10         S 19         S 19         S 25
Transport Wnd (m/s)             SE  5         S 10         S 10         S 13
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                 550        11500         1800        15730
Category Day                                     4                         4
Sunshine Hours                                   3                         3
Lightning Activity Level            1            1            1            3

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

TXZ178-179-199-200-251515-
Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Coldspring, Conroe, Corrigan,
Dayton, Liberty, Livingston, Shepherd, and The Woodlands
314 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0           30
Temp (24h trend)              65 (+2)      85 (+2)           70           85
RH % (24h trend)             100 (+2)      61 (-2)           97           56
20 ft Wind/early(mph)           SE  5        SE  5        SE 10     S 15 G28
20 ft Wind/late(mph)          Lgt/Var     S  9 G18         S 11     S 17 G29
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                110         1150          300         1300
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)               360         3780          970         4250
Transport Wnd (kts)              S 10         S 17         S 16         S 23
Transport Wnd (m/s)              S  5         S  9         S  8         S 12
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                 550        10350         2400        15600
Category Day                                     4                         4
Sunshine Hours                                   4                         3
Lightning Activity Level            1            1            1            3

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Moderate.

$$

TXZ212-213-227-237-238-251515-
Fort Bend-Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Waller-
Including the cities of Alvin, Angleton, Brookshire,
First Colony, Friendswood, Hempstead, Houston, League City,
Mission Bend, Missouri City, Pearland, Pecan Grove, Prairie View,
Rosenberg, Sugar Land, and Waller
314 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0           20
Temp (24h trend)              68 (+2)      85 (+2)           71           85
RH % (24h trend)              98 (+4)      65 (+1)           96           59
20 ft Wind/early(mph)           SE  7        SE  6    SE 11 G19     S 15 G28
20 ft Wind/late(mph)            SE  5        SE 11        SE 12     S 17 G29
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                130         1140          250         1220
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)               420         3750          830         4010
Transport Wnd (kts)             SE 11         S 18         S 17         S 23
Transport Wnd (m/s)             SE  6         S  9         S  9         S 12
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                 780        10260         2250        14640
Category Day                                     4                         4
Sunshine Hours                                   3                         3
Lightning Activity Level            1            1            1            3

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

TXZ210-211-226-235-236-251515-
Austin-Colorado-Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda-Wharton-
Including the cities of Bay City, Bellville, Columbus,
Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo, Ganado, Sealy, Weimar, and Wharton
314 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None      Showers         None        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0           10            0           20
Temp (24h trend)              68 (+1)      84 (+1)           72           84
RH % (24h trend)              98 (+1)      66 (+1)           97           59
20 ft Wind/early(mph)       SE  8 G17    SE  8 G18    SE 12 G21     S 15 G29
20 ft Wind/late(mph)            SE  6    SE 13 G22        SE 12     S 18 G32
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                140         1100          220         1250
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)               450         3610          730         4110
Transport Wnd (kts)             SE 13         S 19         S 17         S 25
Transport Wnd (m/s)             SE  7         S 10         S  9         S 13
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                 980        11000         1980        16250
Category Day                                     4                         5
Sunshine Hours                                   3                         3
Lightning Activity Level            1            1            1            3

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

TXZ214-300-313-338-438-439-251515-
Bolivar Peninsula-Chambers-Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-
Galveston Island-Southern Liberty-
Including the cities of Anahuac, Baytown, Devers, Dickinson,
Galveston, La Marque, Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, Pasadena,
Stowell, Texas City, and Winnie
314 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)               67 (0)      83 (+2)           72           83
RH % (24h trend)              99 (+8)      69 (+4)           96           64
20 ft Wind/early(mph)           SE  6        SE  7    SE 11 G20     S 14 G26
20 ft Wind/late(mph)            SE  5    SE 11 G18    SE 12 G21     S 16 G27
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                100          840          250          920
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)               340         2760          820         3010
Transport Wnd (kts)             SE 10         S 16        SE 18         S 23
Transport Wnd (m/s)             SE  5         S  8        SE  9         S 12
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                 500         6720         2250        11040
Category Day                                     3                         4
Sunshine Hours                                   4                         2
Lightning Activity Level            1            1            1            2

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Moderate.

$$

TXZ335>337-436-437-251515-
Brazoria Islands-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Jackson-
Coastal Matagorda-Matagorda Islands-
Including the cities of Clute, Freeport, Lake Jackson, Palacios,
and Surfside Beach
314 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None      Showers         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0           10            0            0
Temp (24h trend)              71 (+2)      83 (+3)           72           82
RH % (24h trend)              96 (+3)      74 (+2)           98           68
20 ft Wind/early(mph)       SE  9 G18    SE  9 G18    SE 12 G22     S 14 G28
20 ft Wind/late(mph)            SE  7    SE 12 G22    SE 13 G22     S 17 G30
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                130          800          210          810
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)               430         2610          690         2660
Transport Wnd (kts)             SE 12         S 17        SE 19         S 21
Transport Wnd (m/s)             SE  6         S  9        SE 10         S 11
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                 780         7200         2100         8910
Category Day                                     3                         4
Sunshine Hours                                   3                         3
Lightning Activity Level            1            1            1            1

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds
around 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds
around 10 mph.

$$


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