FNUS74 KFWD 020146 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR CADDO LADONIA UNITS 2...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 746 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW MORNING CLOUDINESS AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL KEEP FUEL MOISTURE HIGH THROUGH MIDDAY. THIS WILL AID IN FIRE GROWTH AND CONTROL...BUT MAY RETARD EFFORTS TO IGNITE FUELS AND HAVE A GOOD CLEAN BURN. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL LIGHT EAST IN THE MORNING AND BECOME SOUTHEAST EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A MIXING HEIGHT INCREASING TO AROUND 2900 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER OR TWO DURING THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE MORE LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT ONE COULD ARRIVE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG NEAR DAYBREAK. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING... THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. TIME (CST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........13 16 19 27 40 54 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP............61 59 57 55 54 53 RH..............76 80 84 85 86 86 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 4 N 3 N 3 N 4 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR LATE THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 70 80 90 87 83 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 59 63 67 73 74 RH..............85 79 74 73 59 59 20 FT WIND......NE 4 E 5 E 6 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 20 20 20 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........79 86 93 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 66 64 62 61 60 RH..............68 78 84 87 93 96 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 59 65 70 75 75 RH..............100 100 87 76 64 64 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 11 S 12 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...HARRIS REQUESTED BY...SHANE BEAVERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120202.CADDO.01/FWD