000 FNUS54 KHGX 091215 FWFHGX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 715 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER VERY WARM AND HUMID DAY UNDER CLOUDIER SKIES. HIGHER GULF PRESSURE CREATING A TIGHTER INLAND GRADIENT WITH A SOUTHERN PLAINS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE GOING INTO EARLY SUNDAY WILL TURN THESE S-SW TRANSPORT WINDS AROUND TO THE N-NE EARLY NEXT WEEK. TXZ163-164-177>179-199-100715- HOUSTON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CONROE...CORRIGAN... CROCKETT...GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA... SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WILLIS 715 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (+3) 71 (+6) 92 RH (24H TREND) 44 (+7) 92 (-1) 48 20 FT WIND (MPH) SW 7 S 6 S 12 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 1289 56 1298 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 4230 185 4258 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 12 S 4 SW 18 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 6 S 2 SW 9 VENT RATE (M2/S) 7734 112 11682 CATEGORY DAY 3 4 SUNSHINE HOURS 7 6 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE TO HIGH. $$ TXZ176-195>198-100715- BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-MADISON-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL... COLLEGE STATION...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA 715 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (0) 71 (+5) 91 RH (24H TREND) 50 (+14) 93 (0) 53 20 FT WIND (MPH) SW 6 S 7 S 12 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 1287 110 1243 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 4222 361 4077 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 10 S 4 SW 14 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 S 2 SW 7 VENT RATE (M2/S) 6435 220 8701 CATEGORY DAY 3 4 SUNSHINE HOURS 6 6 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE. $$ TXZ200-210>213-226-227-100715- 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 715 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (0) 73 (+6) 91 RH (24H TREND) 49 (+13) 90 (-4) 53 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 9 S 6 S 12 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 1084 60 1161 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 3555 197 3810 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 16 S 5 S 19 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 S 3 S 10 VENT RATE (M2/S) 8672 180 11610 CATEGORY DAY 4 4 SUNSHINE HOURS 8 6 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE. $$ TXZ214-235>238-100715- BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 715 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (PCT) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (-1) 75 (+4) 87 RH (24H TREND) 56 (+7) 91 (-1) 59 20 FT WIND (MPH) S 13 S 11 S 15 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(M-AGL) 812 123 906 MAX/MIN MIX HGT(FT-AGL) 2664 402 2974 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 16 S 7 S 19 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 S 4 S 10 VENT RATE (M2/S) 6496 492 9060 CATEGORY DAY 3 4 SUNSHINE HOURS 8 7 LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LVL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. FOG POTENTIAL (FIRST 24 HRS)...MODERATE TO HIGH. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. ...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 $$