FNUS74 KFWD 162233
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECHOLS...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
533 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1641 CDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST TO EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...LIGHT
WINDS NEAR OR LESS THAN 5 MPH WILL SLOWLY VEER TO A SOUTH
DIRECTION BY SUNRISE. THE WINDS TOMORROW WILL LIKELY BE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE BUT MAY PREVAIL FROM THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SOME RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
BUT IS EXPECTED TO END TONIGHT. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR MAINLY
SHOWERS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD BUT ADDITIONAL RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS MORE LIKELY TOMORROW WITH THE BEST
POTENTIAL FOR STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

HUMIDITY VALUES ARE CURRENTLY AROUND 35 TO 40 PERCENT AND WILL
REMAIN THERE THROUGH SUNSET. RH VALUES WILL THEN RISE TO AROUND 50
PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 75 PERCENT BY SUNRISE. RH
VALUES FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 35 TO 40 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........79     73     73     73     73     74
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............86     84     80     78     77     75
RH..............46     48     52     54     56     64
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 4    E 4    SE 2   S 1    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 4   E 3    E 3    SE 1   S 1    S 1
EYE LVL WND GST.       5      5
HAINES INDEX.....66      6      6      5      5
LIGHTNING........22      2      2      2      2

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 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............74     75     79     87     92     94
RH..............74     74     64     48     41     40
20 FT WIND......S 2    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
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4
LIGHTNING.......2      2      3      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...JLDUNN
REQUESTED BY...MARY LEATHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.ECHOL.02/FWD