FNUS74 KFWD 240908 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 190 FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 408 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0323 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A NEAR RECORD DRY AIR MASS FOR MARCH IS IN PLACE OVER NORTH TEXAS AT THIS TIME. CURRENTLY /4AM/ SURFACE WINDS ARE OUT OF THE EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO VEER AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER SUNRISE AND REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO 20 PERCENT OR BELOW DUE TO THE DRY AIR IN PLACE. AFTERNOON WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY MAKE THIS GRASS FIRE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........21 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 27 30 33 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 46 50 55 60 64 69 74 76 78 79 79 RH..............46 49 44 38 35 31 27 24 24 25 27 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 7 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 4 4 5 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 10 10 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........39 47 57 67 75 79 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 75 70 67 66 66 RH..............32 41 55 68 75 75 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 SE 9 S 10 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 10 20 20 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 8 SE 7 SE 5 SE 7 S 7 S 5 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 10 20 20 10 $$ FORECASTER...CAVANAUGH REQUESTED BY...TFS ABILENE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110324.HWY19.01/FWD