FNUS74 KFWD 161504
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR BELLEVUE BURN...BELLEVUE VFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1004 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE ON THE HEELS OF GUSTY EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY...AS WILL THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE AREA FROM
THE SOUTHWEST CURRENTLY. AREAS WEST OF I-35 WILL SEE BY FAR THE
BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN.

RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AS
STORMS DEVELOPING OFF THE WEST TEXAS DRYLINE TODAY MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT
AND EARLY FRIDAY. RAIN CHANCES DIMINISH SATURDAY AS MAIN UPPER DISTURBANCE
PULLS NORTHEAST AWAY FROM NORTH TEXAS...WITH A COLD FRONT SLATED INTO
THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND
                    15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........65  81  83  84  86  87  89  90  90  91  91  91
WEATHER COV.....    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............58  58  58  61  61  60  62  63  65  67  65  66
RH..............75  75  75  67  70  78  72  72  68  63  68  65
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4   2   4   5   7   9   10  12  12  12  12  11
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   10  10  20  25  25  25  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........92     92     92     91     92     93
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
RH..............61     59     65     70     73     100
20 FT WIND......SE 11  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     20     20

.FRIDAY...

WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
20 FT WIND......SE 10G20  SE 10G20  SE 10G20  SE 9G20

$$
FORECASTER...MARTELLO
REQUESTED BY...MARK HANSON  FIRE CHIEF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.BELLE.01/FWD