Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
224 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Summer like temperatures and breezy south winds can be expected
into early next week with heat indices exceeding 100 degrees at times.
Slim chance for rain across the Brazos Valley and the Piney Woods
later this evening.


TXZ163-164-177-180930-
Houston-Trinity-Walker-
Including the cities of Crockett, Groveton, Huntsville,
and Trinity
224 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      72 (-4)      93 (-1)      73           92
RH % (24h trend)      97 (-1)      45 (-7)      95           52
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  6        S  7 G17     SE  9 G17    S  8 G19
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  5        S 10 G19     S  7         S 10 G23
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 1730                      1990
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                5670                      6520
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 19                      S 22
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 10                      S 11
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  17300                     21890
Category Day                       5                         5
Sunshine Hours                     6                         6

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

TXZ176-195>198-180930-
Brazos-Burleson-Grimes-Madison-Washington-
Including the cities of Brenham, Bryan, Caldwell,
College Station, Madisonville, Navasota, and Somerville
224 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      74 (-2)      93 (-2)      74           93
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-3)      42 (-8)      94           48
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  7        S  9 G19     S 11 G19     S 10 G20
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  6        S 12 G21     S 10 G17     S 13 G23
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 1610                      2010
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                5300                      6600
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 21                      S 23
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 11                      S 12
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  17710                     24120
Category Day                       5                         5
Sunshine Hours                     6                         6

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

TXZ178-179-199-200-180930-
Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Coldspring, Conroe, Corrigan,
Dayton, Liberty, Livingston, Shepherd, and The Woodlands
224 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      74 (-1)      93 (-1)      74           93
RH % (24h trend)      95 (-2)      45 (-6)      95           51
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  6         S  7 G17     SE  8 G17    S  7 G19
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  5        S  9 G20     S  6         S 11 G23
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 1640                      1720
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                5400                      5660
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 19                      S 21
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 10                      S 11
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  16400                     18920
Category Day                       5                         5
Sunshine Hours                     6                         5

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

TXZ212-213-227-237-238-180930-
Fort Bend-Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Waller-
Including the cities of Alvin, Angleton, Brookshire,
First Colony, Friendswood, Hempstead, Houston, League City,
Mission Bend, Missouri City, Pearland, Pecan Grove, Prairie View,
Rosenberg, Sugar Land, and Waller
224 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      76 (-1)      94 (0)       75           94
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-3)      42 (-9)      96           48
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  8        S  9 G18     SE  9 G19    S 10 G20
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  6        S 12 G20     SE  9        S 14 G23
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 1550                      1700
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                5070                      5560
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 19                      S 21
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 10                      S 11
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  15500                     18700
Category Day                       4                         5
Sunshine Hours                     6                         6

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

TXZ210-211-226-235-236-180930-
Austin-Colorado-Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda-Wharton-
Including the cities of Bay City, Bellville, Columbus,
Eagle Lake, Edna, El Campo, Ganado, Sealy, Weimar, and Wharton
224 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      76 (0)       92 (-2)      75           93
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-3)      42 (-10)     96           48
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  8        S 10 G21     SE 11 G19    S 11 G23
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  7        S 14 G22     SE 10 G18    S 15 G25
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 1390                      1570
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                4550                      5160
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 20                      S 22
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 10                      S 11
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  13900                     17270
Category Day                       4                         5
Sunshine Hours                     6                         6

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

TXZ214-300-313-338-438-439-180930-
Bolivar Peninsula-Chambers-Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-
Galveston Island-Southern Liberty-
Including the cities of Anahuac, Baytown, Devers, Dickinson,
Galveston, La Marque, Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, Pasadena,
Stowell, Texas City, and Winnie
224 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      75 (-1)      88 (0)       75           88
RH % (24h trend)      95 (-4)      57 (-7)      97           60
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  8        S 10         SE 10        S 11 G19
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  7        S 12         S 10         S 13 G21
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 1090                      1150
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                3570                      3770
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 17                      S 19
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  9                      S 10
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  9810                      11500
Category Day                       4                         4
Sunshine Hours                     5                         5

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

TXZ335>337-436-437-180930-
Brazoria Islands-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Jackson-
Coastal Matagorda-Matagorda Islands-
Including the cities of Clute, Freeport, Lake Jackson, Palacios,
and Surfside Beach
224 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      76 (-1)      88 (+1)      76           89
RH % (24h trend)      96 (-3)      63 (-8)      97           67
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  8        S 12 G19     SE 11        S 12 G21
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  8        S 13 G21     S 11         S 14 G23
Max/Min Mix Hgt(m)                 920                       1010
Max/Min Mix Hgt(ft)                3020                      3310
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 18                      S 20
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S  9                      S 10
Vent Rate (m/s-m)                  8280                      10100
Category Day                       4                         4
Sunshine Hours                     5                         6

Remarks...

Fog Potential (First 24 Hours)...Low.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs around 90.
South winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$