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Spot Forecast for Rio Escandito...Texas A&M Forest Service
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
859 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 CDT on August 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Winds will remain out of the south to southwest overnight, with
speeds around 10 mph, occasionally gusting up to 20 mph. Latest
observations nearby show a humidity between 25-30%, and poor
moisture recovery to around 71% is expected overnight as
temperatures bottom out in the mid 70s. Tomorrow, expect another
hot and dry day, though winds will be slightly less breezy.
Afternoon highs will peak around 104 while humidity drops to
around 19%. Winds will remain south-to-southwest tomorrow with
speeds between 5-10 mph, occasionally gusting to between 15-20
mph. No sudden wind shifts are anticipated through tomorrow.
Similar conditions are anticipated going into Wednesday, with poor
moisture recovery to around 64%. Expect hot temperatures to 105
and humidity minimums around 26% on Wednesday afternoon.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 76.
Max humidity........71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.

TIME (CDT)      9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........0   0   2   2   3   3   1   2   6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............94  92  89  87  85  83  82  79  78
RH..............24  27  30  33  37  46  51  60  62
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..10  9   10  10  12  13  13  13  12
20 FT wind gust.18  18  20  21  22  23  23  23  22
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.15  16  16  17  18  20  18  17  15

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 104.
Min humidity........19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........18  12  15  13  24  23  19  4   5   10  15  6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............77  76  77  81  88  92  96  98  102 103 103 104
RH..............67  71  69  63  50  40  33  29  24  22  21  19
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..12  10  9   8   8   8   7   6   6   7   8   9
20 FT wind gust.22  20  17  15  14  13  12  10  10  12  13  14
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.4 3.5 4.6 5.7 6.5 7.1 7.2
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  W   W   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.14  13  14  16  14  10  9   9   9   10  12  12

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 78.
Max humidity........64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 20 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........1   5   7   2   1   10  8   7   8   8   18  23
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............103 102 98  91  88  86  86  85  84  82  80  79
RH..............20  20  25  31  38  42  42  45  48  53  58  60
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..9   10  9   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.15  16  16  17  18  20  20  20  20  20  20  18
Mix hgt (kft)...6.4 3.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.13  13  14  15  16  16  17  18  16  16  16  12

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 105.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light in
 the evening.
Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 5 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest
                    around 5 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........35  35  0   10  19  18  16  15  20  26  31  32
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............79  78  79  84  89  93  97  101 102 103 104 103
RH..............62  64  62  53  44  37  33  28  27  26  26  26
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..9   8   7   8   9   9   8   7   6   6   5   5
20 FT wind gust.18  16  14  14  15  14  13  12  12  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.1 3.4 4.8 6.1 6.5 7.0 7.4 5.5
Transp wind dir.W   SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW
Transp wind spd.12  12  12  14  16  15  13  9   8   7   6   6

$$
Forecaster...Prater
Requested by...seth
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620439.0/FWD
.DELDT 08/24/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL csdispatch@tfs.tamu.edu