FNUS74 KFWD 061245 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR TPWD PAT MAYSE...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 645 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY...THEN DRIFT EAST OVERNIGHT. DUE TO LOW DEWPOINTS AND NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 30 PERCENT BETWEEN 1500-1600 HOURS. AS THE RIDGE SLIDES EASTWARD...WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHTER WITH TIME AND VEER EASTERLY THIS EVENING THEN TO THE SOUTHEAST BY MORNING. ABUNDANT SUNSHINE...TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY COULD PUSH FINE DEAD FUEL MOISTURE TO AROUND 8 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS BETWEEN 3500 TO 4500 FEET WILL BE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH TODAY...BUT SOUTHEASTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CST) 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........11 50 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 55 55 RH..............37 30 32 20 FT WIND......N 6G10 N 5 N 3G5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........58 59 60 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 49 47 43 RH..............33 40 43 53 20 FT WIND......N 2G5 NE 2G5 E 2G5 E 3G5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........46 38 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 47 61 65 RH..............69 51 33 33 20 FT WIND......SE 4G5 SE 7G10 SE 7G10 SE 7G10 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FANO REQUESTED BY...JARED LAING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130306.TPWDP.02/FWD