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Spot Forecast for Palo Pinto 2591...TAMFS
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
409 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 CDT on September 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Hot and rain-free weather will continue through the evening with
afternoon high in the middle 90s, max heat index of 103, and
minimum relative humidity around 40 percent. A south to southeast
wind will prevail around 10 mph with occasional gusts between 14
and 18 mph. Winds will decrease slightly during the evening while
becoming southeasterly. Recoveries overnight will be above 80
percent. No significant wind shifts or precipitation are expected
through the night, but there is a slight chance for showers and
storms late Sunday afternoon.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 97.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 9 mph.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 16 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........4   3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............97  95
RH..............39  41
20 FT wind dir..S   S
20 FT wind spd..10  10
20 FT wind gust.18  18
Mix hgt (kft)...6.5 6.4
Transp wind dir.S   S
Transp wind spd.16  16
Haines index....5   5

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 73.
Max humidity........87 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 6 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 12 to 16 mph.
Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........3   7   13  8   24  32  30  16  18  14  9   21
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............95  92  87  85  83  82  80  79  78  77  76  75
RH..............41  43  49  51  55  56  60  62  67  69  71  74
20 FT wind dir..S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   SE  SE  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..10  9   7   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   7   7
20 FT wind gust.18  17  16  16  15  15  14  14  14  14  14  14
Mix hgt (kft)...5.6 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.16  16  14  13  14  14  14  14  15  14  14  12
Haines index....5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 92.
Min humidity........42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 7 to 14 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........35  26  36  36  41  40  38  40  31  28  42  49
Weather cov.....                            SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                                        SCH SCH
Temp............74  73  73  76  81  84  87  89  91  91  91  90
RH..............79  84  87  79  67  61  53  48  44  44  42  44
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..6   6   7   7   8   8   8   8   7   7   6   6
20 FT wind gust.14  14  14  14  15  15  14  15  15  14  13  13
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.4 2.0 2.7 3.9 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.1
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.10  10  10  13  14  13  12  10  8   7   7   10
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

$$
Forecaster...Fano
Requested by...Robin Collins
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2422834.0/FWD
.DELDT 09/21/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL csdispatch@tfs.tamu.edu