FNUS74 KFWD 162240 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR RHODES RANCH FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 540 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 45 PERCENT AND WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH SUNSET. RH VALUES WILL THEN RISE TO AROUND 60 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 80 PERCENT BY SUNRISE. RH VALUES FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 40 TO 45 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........81 74 72 71 71 71 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 83 79 77 76 74 RH..............48 51 56 58 62 71 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 4 E 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4 E 3 E 2 S 2 S 1 S 2 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 4 4 LIGHTNING.......1 1 1 1 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........43 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 (%).........72 73 75 76 76 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 75 79 86 91 92 RH..............79 76 67 51 44 43 20 FT WIND......S 2 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 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 LIGHTNING.......2 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JLDUNN REQUESTED BY...MARY LEATHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120816.RHODE.02/FWD