FNUS74 KFWD 161543 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR RHODES RANCH FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1043 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 PALO PINTO 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 PALO PINTO COUNTY. WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 MPH ON FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 61 55 52 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............83 92 96 98 RH..............53 36 29 27 20 FT WIND......SW 3 S 7 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 S 5 S 5 S 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 10 CWR.................20 PERCENT LAL.................1 THIS MORNING 2 THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 9600-10800 FT AGL TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH. .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 70. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 59 62 66 69 70 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............96 91 82 78 75 72 RH..............27 33 46 56 64 76 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 S 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 3 OVERNIGHT MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL EARLY EVENING...400 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........32 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 (%).........71 73 75 76 76 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 73 81 88 93 94 RH..............84 79 58 45 36 34 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 2 S 2 SE 2 E 2 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 2 S 1 SE 2 E 2 E 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...FANO REQUESTED BY...MARY LEATHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120816.RHODE.01/FWD