446
FNUS74 KFWD 122300
FWSFWD
SPOT FORECAST FOR PALO PINTO 3797...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
600 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 CDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ORIENTED GENERALLY EAST-WEST, PARALLEL TO I-20
AND JUST SOUTH OF THE INCIDENT SITE THROUGH 7 PM, BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING NORTHWARD
AND DISSIPATING DURING THE 9 TO 11 PM TIMEFRAME. AS A RESULT, WINDS IN THE VICINITY
OF THE INCIDENT SITE WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT ERRATIC THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS. INITIALLY, LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL AS THE BOUNDARY
REMAIN SOUTH OF THE INCIDENT. HOWEVER, A GRADUAL SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY, THEN EVENTUALLY
SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR AFTER 9 PM AS THE BOUNDARY DRIFTS NORTHWARD. WIND SPEEDS
WILL REMAIN QUITE LIGHT, GENERALLY LESS THAN 6 MPH. ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THAT EXIST NEAR THE INCIDENT SHOULD DISSIPATE BY MIDNIGHT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING
TO THE EAST 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY (%).........46 45 49 49 49 47 45 45 45 45 45 45
WEATHER COV.....SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
TEMP............90 88 85 80 78 78 77 76 75 74 74 73
RH..............50 55 63 74 79 82 82 85 87 90 87 90
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE E S S SW W NW W SW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 3.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E SW SW S NW N E NE E N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3
TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 8
MPH.
TIME (CDT) 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P
SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 33
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
TEMP............72 72 74 77 82 85 87 89 91 93 93 94
RH..............93 93 90 82 69 63 57 54 49 44 44 43
20 FT WIND DIR..N W W W W NW NW N N N NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.1 3.2 4.5 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E W NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 7 6 8 8 7 8 8 6 8
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY (%).........21 9 9 9 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6
WEATHER COV.....ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........ISO
TEMP............92 91 89 85 82 80 79 77 76 75 74 73
RH..............46 47 52 59 65 69 74 79 82 82 84 87
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE E SE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 4.0 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P
SKY (%).........7 8 7 6 6 14 23 32 32 32 32 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............73 72 77 81 85 88 91 94 96 97 98 97
RH..............90 93 79 69 61 54 49 43 40 38 37 38
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.9 1.6 2.7 4.5 6.4 8.0 8.8 8.9 8.2 6.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 8 7 6 6 7 9 10 10
FORECASTER...BRADSHAW
REQUESTED BY...PEARLIE GREEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519784.0/FWD
.DELDT 08/12/25
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