FNUS74 KFWD 011349
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARKER CO...NRCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
849 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

INITIALLY LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY LATE THIS MORNING AS A
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS PARKER COUNTY.  WITH THE
CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY CLOSE TO
PARKER COUNTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT FOR MUCH
OF THE DAY TODAY.  SOUTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE
AFTERNOON HRS UNTIL THE SURFACE LOW MOVES JUST SOUTH OF PARKER
COUNTY IN THE 4 TO 5 PM CDT TIME FRAME.  AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES
BY RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS /LESS THAN 5 MPH/ WILL SHIFT AROUND TO
THE EAST AND THEN NORTHEAST BY 6 PM CDT.  AFTERNOON MIN RH VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO DIP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT...THIS IS EXPECTED T0
HAPPEN AFTER THE SURFACE LOW MOVES SOUTHEAST OF THE BURN SITE.  IN
GENERAL THINK THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS DO NOT FAVOR RAPID FIRE
GROWTH TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........12     22     29     30     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     64     72     78     81
RH..............63     48     42     36     33
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 4   S 5    S 4    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........30        30        30        16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............83        76        68        59
RH..............32        42        54        75
20 FT WIND......NE 4G5    N 5G10    NE 5G10   E 5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........13        25        25        30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............58        63        74        80
RH..............80        72        55        52
20 FT WIND......E 5       SE 5G10   SE 6G10   SE 7G10

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FORECASTER...CAVANAUGH
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN DERZAPF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110401.PARKE.01/FWD