FNUS74 KFWD 081147 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR PFW CANTU RAHAN RANCH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 547 AM CST WED FEB 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTH WINDS OF 7 TO 13 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS HIGH CLOUDS PASS OVERHEAD LIMIT INSOLATION AND KEEP TEMPERATURES ON THE COOL SIDE. THESE WIND SPEEDS MAY HINDER CONTROL EFFORTS EARLY TO LATE AFTERNOON IF THE FIRE HITS HEAVY FUEL AREAS THAT ARE HARD TO ACCESS. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY TODAY WILL BE ABLE TO FALL TO AROUND 45 PERCENT AND SHOULD HELP PROVIDE FOR A CLEAN BURN OF GROUND FUEL BUILDUP. NO WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN UP THIS EVENING THEN LAY TO AROUND 3 MPH MIDNIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY AFTER DAYBREAK. AS FOR INVERSIONS...TODAYS IS LOCATED NEAR 1800 FEET WITH OTHER MINOR ONES AT 4000 AND 6000 FEET. BURN OFF TIME IS ESTIMATED BY 1100 AM WITH A MID AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHT NEAR 4000 FEET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 52 51 52 52 53 53 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 50 52 54 56 57 58 57 RH..............71 61 56 52 49 47 45 47 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 10 9 9 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 54 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 47 43 40 46 43 RH..............52 68 79 89 71 76 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 4 N 3 N 4 N 4 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 61 70 79 85 91 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 41 46 52 56 58 RH..............82 85 71 59 51 47 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 E 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...HARRIS REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HARPER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120208.PFWCA.01/FWD