000 FNUS54 KHGX 092059 FWFHGX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 259 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND THICKENING AS MOISTURE SPREADS OUT OF MEXICO AND THE GULF. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND BRING LIGHT RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN AREAS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY BRINGING MORE LIGHT RAIN AND EMBEDDED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON TAP FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH GREATER RELATIVE HUMIDITY. ANOTHER WET STORM PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRAVERSE THE REGION LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. TXZ163-164-179-101600- HOUSTON-POLK-TRINITY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...GROVETON... LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...TRINITY 259 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 80 70 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+6) 58 (-1) 37 53 RH (24H TREND) 100 (+9) 62 (+14) 89 38 20 FT WIND (MPH) SE 4 S 6 N 8 N 9 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 81 908 59 936 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 265 2978 195 3070 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 7 W 11 N 12 NE 12 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 W 6 N 6 NE 6 VENT RATE (M2/S) 324 5448 354 5616 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 0 3 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW $$ TXZ177-178-199-101600- MONTGOMERY-SAN JACINTO-WALKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CONROE...HUNTSVILLE... SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...WILLIS 259 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 80 70 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (+6) 60 (0) 39 55 RH (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 59 (+11) 89 40 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 4 W 5 N 9 N 9 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 90 937 63 959 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 296 3075 208 3146 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 6 W 11 N 13 NE 12 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 3 W 6 N 7 NE 6 VENT RATE (M2/S) 270 5622 441 5754 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 0 3 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW $$ TXZ200-213-101600- HARRIS-LIBERTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...DAYTON...HOUSTON...HUMBLE... KATY...LIBERTY...PASADENA...TOMBALL 259 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 80 80 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+4) 61 (-1) 42 56 RH (24H TREND) 100 (+14) 61 (+13) 87 42 20 FT WIND (MPH) E 4 N 5 N 10 N 10 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 93 682 63 960 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 305 2237 207 3151 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 5 NW 8 N 14 NE 12 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 3 NW 4 N 7 NE 6 VENT RATE (M2/S) 279 2728 441 5760 CATEGORY DAY 2 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 0 3 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW $$ TXZ176-195>198-101600- BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-MADISON-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL... COLLEGE STATION...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA 259 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 80 60 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+7) 60 (0) 38 55 RH (24H TREND) 98 (+12) 54 (+4) 86 38 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 5 SW 9 N 9 N 10 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 76 1023 61 931 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 250 3356 200 3056 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 7 NW 14 N 13 NE 13 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 4 NW 7 N 7 NE 7 VENT RATE (M2/S) 304 7161 427 6517 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 0 3 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW $$ TXZ210>212-226-227-101600- 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 259 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 80 70 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+5) 63 (+1) 41 57 RH (24H TREND) 100 (+10) 58 (+8) 83 43 20 FT WIND (MPH) E 5 N 6 N 10 N 10 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 64 927 61 984 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 209 3041 201 3229 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 4 NW 12 N 13 NE 13 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 2 NW 6 N 7 NE 7 VENT RATE (M2/S) 128 5562 427 6888 CATEGORY DAY 3 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 0 3 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW $$ TXZ214-238-101600- CHAMBERS-GALVESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAHUAC...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...TEXAS CITY...WINNIE 259 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 70 80 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+3) 61 (0) 45 56 RH (24H TREND) 100 (+17) 64 (+11) 88 47 20 FT WIND (MPH) E 6 NE 7 N 15 N 14 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 105 495 112 868 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 343 1623 367 2849 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 6 NW 7 N 13 NE 13 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 3 NW 4 N 7 NE 7 VENT RATE (M2/S) 315 1980 784 6076 CATEGORY DAY 1 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 0 3 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW $$ TXZ235>237-101600- BRAZORIA-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...EDNA... FREEPORT...LAKE JACKSON...PALACIOS...PEARLAND 259 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 60 70 10 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+4) 64 (+1) 44 57 RH (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 61 (+6) 83 48 20 FT WIND (MPH) NE 6 N 8 N 12 N 13 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 62 617 59 978 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 203 2025 195 3209 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 5 N 9 N 12 NE 13 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) E 3 N 5 N 6 NE 7 VENT RATE (M2/S) 186 3085 354 6846 CATEGORY DAY 2 3 SUNSHINE HOURS 0 3 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...LOW $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY AND COOL WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE MORNING. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING. ...NOTES... 1. IN THE TABULAR FORECAST SECTIONS ABOVE...'MAX/MIN MIX HGT' IS MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT VALUE DURING THE DAY AND MINIMUM VALUE AT NIGHT 2. IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST...WIND SPEEDS REPRESENT THE DAYTIME PERIODS ONLY $$