FNUS74 KFWD 161536 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR ECHOLS...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1028 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0949 CDT ON AUGUST 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SPOTTY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST ACROSS STEPHENS COUNTY THROUGH MIDDAY. MORE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE RED RIVER OVERNIGHT AND BRING INCREASING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. THE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT EASTERLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY AS THE COLD FRONT SLIDES INTO STEPHENS COUNTY. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE 10 MPH OR LESS ON FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT LAL.................1 THIS MORNING 2 THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10800 FT AGL TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........98 77 77 60 70 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............79 88 94 97 97 RH..............62 42 31 28 26 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 6 S 7 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 SW 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........56 60 66 72 75 75 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............96 91 82 79 76 74 RH..............26 32 46 52 62 69 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 5 CWR.................20 EVENING 30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT LAL.................2 EVENING 3 OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........6 THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 4 OVERNIGHT MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL EARLY EVENING...500 FT OVERNIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH ' .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........75 76 78 80 79 75 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 74 81 89 93 94 RH..............76 74 58 44 37 35 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 2 SE 1 SE 1 SE 2 E 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...FANO REQUESTED BY...MARY LEATHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120816.ECHOL.01/FWD