FNUS74 KFWD 271536
FWSFWD

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FERTILIZER EXPLOSION...TEXAS A&M FOREST SVC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1036 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 27.
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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........68     65     66
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............72     80     82
RH..............71     51     43
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 9   N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     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 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 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     64     60     55     54     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     63
RH..............40     44     55     68     78     81
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 8    NE 7   NE 7   NE 6   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)........LIGHT WINDS 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     45
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     61     68     74     79     81
RH..............93     84     68     55     47     42
20 FT WIND......NE 3   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...TROY DUCHENEAUX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.WESTF.01/FWD