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FNUS74 KFWD 171116
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEN FRANKLIN...USDS-NRCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
616 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 17. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN CONCERN AT THE FIRE LOCATION WILL BE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY/SHIFTING
WINDS. OTHERWISE...PREVAILING WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST AT
AROUND 10 MPH. INCREASING CLOUD COVER WILL INHIBIT DAYTIME
HEATING RESULTING IN LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS 
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE 
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. 
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS 
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3200 FT AGL 
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
MAX HAINES INDEX....5 (MODERATE). 

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 
SKY (%).........72  74  75  75  76  76  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH 
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  
TEMP............61  64  66  68  69  69  
RH..............56  52  50  49  51  51  
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   7   6   
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.9 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.2 
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   E   SE  E   
TRANSP WIND SPD.18  20  20  20  18  17  
HAINES INDEX....3   2   2   2   2   2   

$$
FORECASTER...STALLEY
REQUESTED BY...MATT MACHACEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20160317.BENFR.01/FWD