FNUS74 KFWD 121348
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOD FIRE 1 12 11...DOD/NRMB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
748 AM CST WED JAN 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SERIOUS TODAY.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH AND GENERALLY UNDER
10 MPH TODAY.  AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT.  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW
NORMAL TODAY WHICH WILL KEEP FUEL TEMPERATURES VERY LOW AND REDUCE
THE RISK OF GRASS FIRES GROWING OUT OF CONTROL.  SKIES ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN PARTLY CLOUDY WHICH WILL REDUCE MIXING HEIGHTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........45     54     61     68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     38     41     40
RH..............53     37     34     36
20 FT WIND......NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........75     76     76     77     69     60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     33     30     29     27     25
RH..............42     47     51     51     55     57
20 FT WIND......NE 4   NE 3   NE 3   NE 3   NE 2   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........52     52     53     53     52     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     27     33     39     42     42
RH..............57     53     43     34     31     33
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 2    E 3    SE 4   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5             10

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FORECASTER...CAVANAUGH
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ESELTINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110112.HOODF.01/FWD