FNUS74 KFWD 221936 FWSFWD SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FERTILIZER PLANT EXPLOSION...CAPITAL AREA IMT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 236 PM CDT MON APR 22 2013 THIS FORECAST IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES FOR THE WEST FERTILIZER PLANT EXPLOSION SITE AND WAS CREATED ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 22...2013. IF THE FORECAST BECOMES UNREPRESENTATIVE AT ANY POINT IN THE FUTURE PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH AT 817- 831-1595. .DISCUSSION... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING IN WEST. LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW CLOUDS AND SOUTH WINDS WILL MAKE FOR A MILD NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES HOLDING IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND NOON ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL SHARPLY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH THE DAYTIME HIGH OCCURRING AROUND NOON...AND TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE UPPER 40S BY 4 PM. LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...HOWEVER ONLY A COUPLE OF HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. IF THE CAP BREAKS...THERE MAY BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM EMBEDDED IN THE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME...THE CAP IS EXPECTED TO HOLD OVER THE CITY OF WEST PREVENTING STORMS FROM DEVELOPING. VERY LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE MAY PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH TUESDAY EARLY EVENING. CAVANAUGH .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........44 42 41 41 58 94 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 76 72 67 65 62 RH..............44 54 61 75 81 93 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........98 100 100 94 94 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 63 65 67 58 49 RH..............93 93 87 78 84 100 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 8 S 5 W 5 NW 10 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 10 25 $$ FORECASTER...CAVANAUGH REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LONG TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20130421.WESTF.01/FWD