FNUS74 KFWD 131725
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR RHODES RANCH FIRE...WEST CENTRAL TEXAS IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1225 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1211 CDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH 20 FOOT WINDS NEAR 10 MPH AND
GUSTING TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
BY EARLY EVENING. HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 101 DEGREES WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 17 PERCENT MID-LATE AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL NOT BE GOOD TONIGHT AND ONLY REACH
60 PERCENT. THERE IS NO CHANCE OF RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........27  25  25  25  25  26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............97  98  99  100 101 101
RH..............25  24  21  18  17  18
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  12  12  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........25     27     31     34     38     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............100    92     84     79     75     72
RH..............19     23     29     34     40     46
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 5   E 4    E 4    E 4    E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5      5      5


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FORECASTER...RYAN
REQUESTED BY...SIT UNIT LEADER DANNY MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.RHODE.01/FWD