FNUS74 KSJT 181337 FWSSJT Spot Forecast for Muse WMA - brush piles...TPWD National Weather Service San Angelo TX 837 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 18. Please contact our office at 325-944-3030 if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION... A cold front will push across the area by 3-4 PM this afternoon resulting in a sharp wind shift out of the north. Ahead of the front temperatures will climb into the lower to mid 90s. Winds ahead of the front will be out of the west-southwest at 10-15 mph and then turn out of the north at 15-20 mph behind the front. Minimum RH values will remain near or above 40 percent. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) then becoming sunny (0-10 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. LAL.................No Tstms until 1600, then 16-25 strikes. Max temperature.....Around 92. Min humidity........42 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north around 13 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......6600 ft AGL. Transport Winds....Southwest 12 to 20 mph shifting to the north around 14 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke Dispersal.....Good (53400 knot-ft). Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM Sky (%).............57 57 8 3 12 Weather cov......... CHANCE Weather type........None None None None RnShwr Tstm cov............ CHANCE LAL.................1 1 3 3 4 Temp................70 77 87 89 88 RH..................97 81 57 48 43 20 FT wind dir......SW SW SW SW N 20 FT wind spd......15 14 11 10 12 20 FT wind gust.....18 17 14 14 15 Mix hgt (ft)........1400 2000 3400 6200 3900 Transport wind......SW 20 SW 18 SW 15 SW 12 N 14 Haines index........5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. LAL.................16-25 strikes until 1900, then 9-15 strikes until 2200, then No Tstms. Min temperature.....Around 56. Max humidity........86 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 13 to 14 mph. Mixing Height.......500 ft AGL. Transport Winds....Northeast 16 to 22 mph. Smoke Dispersal.....Fair (19700 knot-ft). Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).............25 29 35 33 57 57 Weather cov.........CHANCE S CHC Weather type........RnShwr RnShwr None None None None Tstm cov............CHANCE S CHC LAL.................4 3 1 1 1 1 Temp................86 75 69 64 62 59 RH..................44 62 71 78 78 80 20 FT wind dir......NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT wind spd......12 12 12 12 12 13 20 FT wind gust.....18 19 18 15 15 15 Mix hgt (ft)........3400 500 500 1200 1000 1200 Transport wind......NE 17 NE 21 NE 18 NE 18 NE 18 NE 16 Haines index........5 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). LAL.................No Tstms. Max temperature.....Around 67. Min humidity........73 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mixing Height.......2600 ft AGL. Transport Winds....Northeast 12 to 18 mph. Smoke Dispersal.....Fair (24800 knot-ft). Haines Index........2 to 4 or very low to low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky (%).............57 58 59 71 64 66 Weather cov......... Weather type........None None None None None None Tstm cov............ LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 Temp................57 56 58 62 64 66 RH..................83 83 83 78 74 73 20 FT wind dir......NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT wind spd......12 14 12 11 11 10 20 FT wind gust.....15 15 15 14 13 13 Mix hgt (ft)........1500 1400 1600 1900 2200 2600 Transport wind......NE 17 NE 16 N 15 NE 13 NE 13 NE 12 Haines index........4 3 3 3 2 2 $$ Forecaster...WILEY Requested by...Wesley Evans Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2411319.0/SJT .DELDT 04/18/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL wesley.evans@tpwd.texas.gov