[Dispatch] FW: Fire Weather heads up Tomorrow Afternoon

[Walter J. Groman]

Please see the update from Captain Denzer regarding tomorrows conditions,

From: D. Randy Denzer [mailto:randy_denzer at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 8:22 PM
To: Denzer FWD
Subject: Fire Weather heads up Tomorrow Afternoon

Wildfire folks,
    Tomorrow will not be a red flag, but we will have elevated conditions along I- 35 with the RHs dropping into the teens.


FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
809 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE
35 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT WITH HUMIDITY
RECOVERY EXPECTED TO BE FAIR OR IN THE 55 TO 75 PERCENT RANGE BY
DAYBREAK FRIDAY. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN FALL INTO THE TEENS AS SOUTHERLY 20
FOOT WINDS BLOW AT 10 TO 15 MPH. MOISTURE RETURNS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR ALL BUT THE FAR
WESTERN AREAS OF THE EDWARDS PLATEAU. A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS LATE
THIS WEEKEND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK CAN BE EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH
THE CHANCE OF RAINFALL WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST NEXT WEEK...
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT.

TXZ173-191-192-211815-
WILLIAMSON-HAYS-TRAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN
809 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP (24H TREND)      38 (-26)     71 (-9)      43           76
RH % (24H TREND)      61 (-39)     18 (+4)      84           31
20FTWND-AM(MPH)                    E  8                      S 11
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       N 17         S 10         S 10         S 11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 3128                      3324
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      S 20
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4

We are currently in High Fire Danger and I expect this to remain High for tomorrow.
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Thanks,


Captain Randy Denzer
Wildfire Mitigation Division
Wildland Firefighting Training Coordinator
Austin Fire Department
4800 B Shaw Lane
Austin, Texas 78744
Office 512-974-1775
Cell 512-825-0731
Pager 512-802-1492
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