FNUS74 KFWD 271524
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FERTILIZER PLANT EXPLOSION...TAMU FOREST SVC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1024 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1017 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT SHOULD HAVE JUST PUSHED THROUGH WEST...BRINGING NORTHWEST WINDS
NEAR 10KT. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKS THROUGH
THE REST OF THE MORNING...WITH GRADUAL CLEARING OF LOWER CLOUDS
THIS AFTERNOON. VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...LOW POSSIBILITY TODAY AND TONIGHT.
MOST ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA BUT THIS IS
BASED ON THE COLD FRONT STALLING SOUTH OF KILLEEN. IF FRONT STALLS
FARTHER NORTH THUNDER/RAIN CHANCES MAY BE A BIT HIGHER.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........71     65     66     66
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     75     80     82
RH..............81     62     49     41
20 FT WIND......W 7    NW 9   N 8    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........67     65     60     55     55     59
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............82     79     73     69     65     64
RH..............40     44     55     68     78     81
20 FT WIND......N 7    NE 8   NE 7   NE 7   NE 7   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5
                    TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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 (%).........63     63     59     54     50     46
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     62     69     75     79     81
RH..............90     84     66     54     47     42
20 FT WIND......NE 4   E 3    E 3    E 4    E 5    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5             10

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FORECASTER...SHOEMAKER
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN LONG
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20130421.WESTF.01/FWD