315
FNUS74 KFWD 281240
FWSFWD
SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 8...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
640 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
OVER THE NEXT HOUR, TEMPERATURES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT AROUND 26
DEGREES, WITH HUMIDITY EXPECTED TO FULLY RECOVER TO 100%. THERE
REMAINS A LOW CHANCE FOR FREEZING FOG THROUGH MID-MORNING AT THE
BURN SITE. OVER THE REST OF THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO PEAK IN THE MID 40S WHILE RH DROPS TO 68%.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST, THEN THE SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OVER THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH SPEEDS REMAINING
NEAR 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE AROUND
1500 FEET, AND WITH WINDS ONLY 5-10 MPH, WON'T BE THE GREATEST FOR
SMOKE DISPERSAL. OVERNIGHT, TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO AROUND 27
DEGREES, WITH HUMIDITY AGAIN RECOVERING TO 100%. IT WILL BE WARMER
ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, WITH HIGHS AT 58 DEGREES, RH DROPPING TO
59%, AND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10-15 MPH. SKIES TOMORROW
WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY, THOUGH HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS AND STRONGER
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE DISPERSAL EFFICIENCY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FREEZING
FOG LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 41 42 36 32 28 24 23 25 28 30
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FZF FZF FZF
TSTM COV........
TEMP............26 29 32 36 39 42 44 46 46 47 45
RH..............92 88 89 82 79 76 73 68 71 65 73
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12 10 10 7 6 5 3 3 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........30 26 33 39 62 67 64 68 69 69 76 77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 41 37 35 33 31 31 30 30 29 28 29
RH..............82 82 89 92 92 96 92 96 96 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..N E SE SE SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 3 5 5 7 8 7 8 9 10 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING. SHIFTING TO THE WEST, THEN
NORTHWEST, AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........77 69 62 43 40 36 33 32 32 31 36 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............29 29 32 37 42 48 53 55 56 58 56 54
RH..............100 100 96 96 86 77 69 64 64 60 62 64
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 20 20 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.4 2.8 3.1 2.3 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 14 16 20 22 22 20 17 15 13
FORECASTER...PRATER
REQUESTED BY...MCNEIL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601206.0/FWD
.DELDT 01/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRENDON_MCNEIL@FWS.GOV
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