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FNUS74 KFWD 081626
FWSFWD
SPOT FORECAST FOR ESP UNIT 1...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1026 AM CST THU JAN 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE REST OF TODAY, EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-25 MPH, GUSTING TO
35 MPH. HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WITH
MINIMUM VALUES IN THE 35-40% RANGE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. WIND
SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE WITH SUNSET, DIMINISHING TO 5-10 MPH
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST BY 6 PM. TONIGHT, A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
PUSH THROUGH THE AREA NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST, CAUSING WINDS TO
GRADUALLY VEER FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTH BETWEEN 9 PM AND
MIDNIGHT. NO RAIN OR LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME, AS
SHOWERS AND STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM HAVE ALREADY
MOVED OFF TO THE EAST.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 29 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 21
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........67 36 26 12 10 8 16
WEATHER COV.....CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67 69 71 73 73 73 73
RH..............84 76 64 51 48 44 41
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..21 20 20 18 18 16 14
20 FT WIND GUST.30 28 29 28 26 24 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 4.1 4.2 4.6 5.0 4.3 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.31 31 32 33 32 29 21
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14
TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
13 TO 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 16 14 17 20 20 18 18 13 14 15 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............69 68 64 63 61 59 58 56 53 52 50 48
RH..............44 45 50 52 56 57 60 62 69 69 74 80
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 14 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W N NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 16 15 16 12 14 15 15 13 13
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 27 25 24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 46 46 47 51 55 59 60 62 64 63 62
RH..............83 83 86 86 74 66 57 53 50 46 48 48
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.5 1.9 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE N N NW NW W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 10 9 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
FORECASTER...DARRAH
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528597.0/FWD
.DELDT 01/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JEFF.SPARKS@TPWD.TEXAS.GOV
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