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The Fire Weather Planning Forecast for

Goliad County

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
   TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
EASTWARD MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES NEAR THE WEST COAST THIS
AFTERNOON WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES EARLY MONDAY AND
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. IN RESPONSE...BREEZY SOUTH WIND EXPECTED OVER THE
COASTAL BEND MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITION MONDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THAT PORTION OF THE COASTAL BEND. A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING
WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING TUESDAY. A CRITICALLY DRY
AIRMASS WILL POUR INTO THE REGION TUESDAY...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH
CURED FUELS AND STRONG WINDS...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF
SOUTH TEXAS. LIGHTER EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH
ONSHORE WINDS DEVELOPING FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK ALONG
WITH INCREASING MOISTURE VALUES.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLIAD
348 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP                  53           84           55           69
RH %                  96           35           95           27
20FT WND MPH(AM)                   S 14                      NW 12
20FT WND MPH(PM)      S 13         S 15         S 14         N 16
MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)                2500                      5000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 29                      N 29
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.