FNUS74 KFWD 142023
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR RHODES RANCH FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
323 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1511 CDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
THROUGH THE EVENING. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AS AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL BE
STRONG AND GUSTY IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CHANGE
DIRECTIONS ABRUPTLY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
BUT WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........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........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

HAINES INDEX........6
LAL.................3
TRANSPORT WINDS(M/S). S 10



TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........54     59     64     69     72     74
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..............33     37     44     47     52     53
20 FT WIND......SW 10  S 9    S 7    S 7    S 7    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7   S 7    S 5    S 5    S 5    S 5
EYE LVL WND GST.15     15     10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........76     74     67     60     54     50
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............77     77     86     93     98     99
RH..............58     58     41     33     29     28
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 7    SW 10  S 11   S 11   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     20     20
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4    S 5    SW 7   S 8    S 8    S 8
EYE LVL WND GST.10     10     15     15     20     20

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...FANO
REQUESTED BY...MARY LEATHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.RHODE.02/FWD