FNUS74 KFWD 231553 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR PURTIS CREEK SP RX FIRE...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1053 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY WITH MOST HEIGHTENED CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST HALF OF THE REGION. A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY PUSHING ALONG A BONHAM... DALLAS...GRANBURY...KILLEEN LINE AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF NORTH TEXAS BY 6 PM CDT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ALONG AND WEST OF I-35...WITH VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON EAST OF I-35. WINDS WILL VEER NORTH AT OR BELOW 10 MPH BY 7 PM AND AFTER WITH HUMIDITIES RISING ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AS THE DRY AIRMASS RAPIDLY COOLS BY SUNSET AND AFTER. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE LESS CRITICAL ON THURSDAY WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AS EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH RETURN TO THE AREA. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS COULD OCCUR ACROSS AREAS WEST OF I-35 ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SHIFTS EAST AND PRESSURE FALLS OCCUR ACROSS THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........26 15 15 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............75 78 80 80 80 79 RH..............43 36 31 29 27 26 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........15 17 19 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 62 54 50 RH..............25 43 64 77 20 FT WIND......NW 5G10 N 5 N 4G5 N 4G5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 15 19 23 26 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 49 57 67 74 77 RH..............83 77 55 37 29 26 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MARTELLO REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110323.PURTI.01/FWD