FNUS74 KFWD 131322
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALEXANDER...NRCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
722 AM CST THU JAN 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 CST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST TODAY WITH
WIND SPEEDS GENERALLY REMAINING UNDER 10 MPH.  AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 30 PERCENT...HOWEVER
RELATIVELY LOW FUEL TEMPERATURES AND WIND SPEEDS SHOULD ALLOW FOR
EASY TO CONTROL FIRE BEHAVIOR.  INITIALLY OVERCAST SKIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BREAK UP BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  SHALLOW MOISTURE WILL
RETURN TO NORTH TEXAS ON FRIDAY.  THIS RETURN OF MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED TO KEEP FRIDAY'S AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES UP AROUND 50 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........80     61     47     46     45     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     33     35     42     44     42
RH..............59     52     46     35     33     36
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 3   S 4    S 5    S 5    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5                    5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........43     36     28     21     26     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     35     32     31     30     30
RH..............37     49     56     61     66     72
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 3    S 3    S 2    S 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........35     39     43     46     55     63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     31     36     45     50     50
RH..............72     78     72     55     52     56
20 FT WIND......S 1    S 2    S 4    S 6    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      10     10

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FORECASTER...CAVANAUGH
REQUESTED BY...ANTONIO L  BAEZA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110113.ALEXA.02/FWD