FNUS74 KFWD 211145 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR LMWSP UNIT 6...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 645 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR 10 MPH BUT WILL BECOME SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AND VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE AN ABRUPT SHIFT IN THIS WINDS AROUND 5 AM TO THE NORTH AT SPEEDS NEAR 10 MPH. HUMIDITY WILL START OUT NEAR 45 PERCENT THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY DROP TO A MINIMUM VALUE NEAR 35 PERCENT BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER THIS EVENING INTO THE 40-50 PERCENT RANGE... AND REACH A MAXIMUM NEAR 70 PERCENT BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN AT YOUR LOCATION IS BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM AND IS ABOUT A 30 PERCENT CHANCE. BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN WILL BE TO YOUR NORTH AND NORTHEAST WHERE WE EXPECT MOST OF THE ACTIVITY TO BE. HOWEVER...THESE STORMS MAY GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A TEMPORARY SHIFT IN THE WIND DIRECTION AND WIND SPEED BETWEEN 5PM AND 9PM. MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE WEST TO EAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 5 PM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY BY LATE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........83 83 83 84 84 85 76 68 70 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............52 54 58 63 69 73 75 77 77 78 RH..............47 45 41 38 37 36 35 36 37 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........43 39 48 56 65 75 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....STORMS STORMS STORMS RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 73 68 65 62 59 RH..............39 45 56 60 60 62 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 12 S 12 S 10 SW 9 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 86 77 68 63 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 54 58 62 65 66 RH..............72 74 62 60 54 48 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 10 N 12 N 10 N 9 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 20 15 10 $$ FORECASTER...RYAN REQUESTED BY...GLEN GILLMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130321.LMWSP.01/FWD