FNUS74 KFWD 191731
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR CADDO 3 4 5...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1231 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN ARDMORE AND
DURANT AT 1230 PM WERE MAINLY MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. HOWEVER...
SOME OF THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
SOUTH INTO THE PLANNED BURN AREA AFTER 2 PM TODAY. COVERAGE OF THE RAIN
ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGE...WITH HIGHER
COVERAGE FORECAST TO THE NORTH ACROSS OKLAHOMA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS SLOWLY BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........68  68  69  70  71
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............74  73  73  72  72
RH..............41  43  43  46  46
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........71  72  72  71  71  70  70  69  69  68  67  67
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............71  67  63  61  59  58  57  57  56  55  54  52
RH..............47  52  60  65  69  69  72  72  72  72  71  77
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   8   8   8   8   7   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........66        64        62        54
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............51        52        59        65
RH..............77        69        51        45
20 FT WIND......E 6G10    E 7G10    SE 9G20   SE 9G20

$$
FORECASTER...G PATRICK
REQUESTED BY...SHANE BEAVERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.CADDO.01/FWD