FNUS74 KFWD 141959 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 21 FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 259 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1443 CDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON...GENERALLY WEST OF WISE COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST/SOUTHEAST AND AFFECT WISE COUNTY GENERALLY AFTER 430 PM. DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 50 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR TEMP............100 100 RH..............26 25 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 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 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........58 64 69 74 78 81 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............99 93 86 83 81 78 RH..............30 36 45 50 55 59 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 8 S 7 SE 6 SE 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 6 S 5 SE 4 SE 5 S 5 EYE LVL WND GST.15 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........84 81 71 62 54 50 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............76 77 86 92 97 96 RH..............64 63 45 35 31 32 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 10 S 11 S 10 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 7 SE 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 20 10 $$ FORECASTER...FANO REQUESTED BY...KAREN CROSS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120814.UNIT2.01/FWD