FNUS74 KFWD 110323
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK VALLEY FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1023 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2156 CDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT
THEN VEER AROUND TO THE EAST FOR THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  BASED
ON LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY...A RIDGE TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE PROVIDED
BURN SITE MAY TEND TO DEFLECT WINDS MORE TO THE EAST THROUGHOUT
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  10 PM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN PALO PINTO
COUNTY WERE HOLDING JUST ABOVE 30 PERCENT.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TO AROUND 40 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT
THEN SHOULD CLIMB ABOVE 60 PERCENT AROUND SUNRISE.  WITH DRY AIR
IN PLACE EXPECT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP RAPIDLY AFTER A
FEW HOURS OF HEATING LATE TOMORROW MORNING.  RH VALUES SHOULD DIP
BELOW 30 PERCENT AFTER NOON AND FALL INTO THE LOWER 20 PERCENT
RANGE DURING PEAK HEATING.  WINDS WILL TEND TO REMAIN EASTERLY
BUT MAY ACTUALLY VEER AROUND TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST OR EAST-
SOUTHEAST DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS OF THE DAY.  WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH AT THIS TIME.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING EASTERLY
                    5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING EASTERLY
                    4 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........4      4      4      4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............87     82     77     73
RH..............31     39     45     53
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7      7      7      7
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4   E 4    E 4    E 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6      6      6      6

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........4      8      15     22     29     34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     68     81     89     97     98
RH..............61     62     40     30     23     22
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    E 5    E 6    E 6    ESE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7      7      7      8      8      8
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4    E 4    E 4    E 5    E 5    ESE 5
EYE LVL WND GST.6      6      6      7      7      7

$$
FORECASTER...CAVANAUGH
REQUESTED BY...SARAH BROOKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.DARKV.01/FWD