FNUS74 KFWD 141336 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR RHODES RANCH FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 836 AM CDT TUE AUG 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0808 CDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE REGION THIS MORNING AND SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTH TEXAS....MAINLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL WILL BE BENEFICIAL... CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 0 3 11 23 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............75 86 93 96 99 RH..............50 39 34 32 30 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4 SE 4 S 4 S 5 S 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 57 61 65 70 78 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............100 94 88 85 81 80 RH..............30 36 45 52 57 61 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 6 SE 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 S 4 SE 4 S 4 S 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........75 68 58 58 56 51 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............77 79 89 96 99 98 RH..............64 60 44 35 31 31 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 15 20 20 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 100. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...FANO REQUESTED BY...MARY LEATHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120814.RHODE.01/FWD