FNUS74 KFWD 180811 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FERTILZER PLANT...TEXAS TASKFORCE 1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 311 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0302 CDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY GUSTY SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO NEAR SUNRISE OR 6-7 AM AT WHICH TIME A SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH THE INITIAL COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT FOR AT LEAST 2 TO 3 HOURS AROUND SUNRISE. SMALL HAIL AND LIGHTNING APPEARS THE MAIN THREAT WITH STRONGER STORMS. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM THROUGH SUNRISE IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S...BUT WILL FALL OFF FAST THROUGH THE 60S AND INTO THE 50S AFTER SUNRISE WHEN THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 97 94 91 89 86 83 71 59 46 34 WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............71 60 54 51 50 50 51 52 53 54 60 61 RH..............93 90 83 86 89 83 77 74 74 71 67 53 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 16 16 16 14 15 16 16 16 14 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........22 10 8 7 5 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 57 55 53 51 50 48 46 44 43 41 40 RH..............49 43 47 50 54 54 54 55 60 60 65 64 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..15 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 25 20 20 15 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........2 2 1 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 39 46 55 62 64 RH..............70 64 47 32 24 22 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 7 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 20 20 20 25 $$ FORECASTER...MARTELLO REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH BARNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130418.WESTF.01/FWD