FNUS74 KFWD 311209 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR PASTURE 1...NRCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 709 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE SOUTH AND SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZES. THIS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR THIS AFTERNOON...BUT RECENT RAINS HAVE RESULTED IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL FUEL MOISTURE WHICH SHOULD MITIGATE UNCONTROLLED SPREAD. HOWEVER GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY ON HOW WEATHER AND FUELS WILL INTERACT TODAY...FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON. BY NOON MIXING HEIGHTS NEAR THE BURN LOCATION ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO 4000 FT AND THEN INCREASE TO 6500 FT BY THE MID AFTERNOON HRS. STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION. GENERALLY SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH NO CHANCE OF RAINFALL ANTICIPATED UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AND MORE CLOUDS WILL BE IN THE FORECAST TOMORROW. HUMIDITY RECOVERY SHOULD BE GOOD WITH VALUES REACHING 87 PERCENT BY 7 AM THURSDAY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT BE AS LOW TOMORROW AS A RESULT OF THE INCREASED MOISTURE. WINDS WILL REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME IN SPEED AND DIRECTION THROUGH THE NEXT 36 HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 89. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........13 12 12 16 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 72 83 88 88 RH..............52 38 26 22 21 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 SW 11 SW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....57. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........26 27 30 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 77 67 61 RH..............21 32 50 70 20 FT WIND......S 10G25 S 10G20 S 10G20 S 9G20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....82. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........74 76 66 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 61 73 81 RH..............86 81 51 38 20 FT WIND......S 8G15 S 10G20 S 12G25 S 14G30 $$ FORECASTER...RYAN REQUESTED BY...ANTONIO BAEZA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.PASTU.01/FWD