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Spot Forecast for Crawford...TFS
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
315 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0400 CDT on August 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Light and variable winds this morning will become east-northeasterly
around 5-10 mph by late morning. Isolated showers or thunderstorms
will be possible near the fire this afternoon, with infrequent
lightning strikes and the potential for gusty/erratic wind gusts
over 30 mph nearby. Activity will diminish quickly after sunset. A
weak cold front will move through the area on Wednesday prompting
the development of additional showers and thunderstorms by the
afternoon and continuing into Thursday. Coverage will be
scattered, gradually shifting south over time with the front.
Otherwise, it will be hot with high temperatures near 100 degrees
and peak heat index values up to 108 degrees.



.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 75.
Max humidity........84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 to 7 mph.

TIME (CDT)      4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........5   13
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............77  77
RH..............79  79
20 FT wind dir..E   E
20 FT wind spd..1   1
20 FT wind gust.2   2
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.SE  S
Transp wind spd.7   5

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 101.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......8300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast, at times variable, around 5 mph
                    shifting to the east northeast late morning
                    remaining around 5 mph or less through the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5   8   6   2   3   5   10  11  14  21  22  21
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............76  75  77  81  87  91  94  97  99  99  100 99
RH..............82  84  82  72  59  52  44  39  38  37  35  36
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   NW  W   NW  NE  E   E   E   NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..0   0   0   1   1   2   2   2   3   3   5   5
20 FT wind gust.1   1   1   2   3   5   7   7   8   9   9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.8 4.2 6.2 7.5 8.2 8.3 7.8 7.2
Transp wind dir.SE  E   N   W   W   NE  E   E   E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.5   5   3   5   5   5   6   6   8   9   8   10

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 76.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East to southeast 7 to 8 mph through the evening,
                    then shifting to the northwest 3 to 6 mph after 3 am.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........12  20  10  11  14  12  3   6   9   22  19  15
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............98  96  92  88  85  84  83  82  81  80  78  78
RH..............38  40  46  54  61  63  65  67  69  72  76  76
20 FT wind dir..NE  E   E   SE  E   E   E   E   E   NE  N   NW
20 FT wind spd..5   5   2   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
20 FT wind gust.9   8   6   3   3   2   2   2               2
Mix hgt (kft)...6.4 4.8 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   E   SE  SE  SE  E   SE  NE  N   NW
Transp wind spd.8   8   7   7   5   5   5   5   5   3   3   6

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight
                    chance of showers in the morning, then chance
                    of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 99.
Min humidity........42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming north around 5 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms through the day.
Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 6 to 12 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........29  27  26  23  19  23  26  30  33  35  38  36
Weather cov.....    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........    SCH SCH SCH             CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Temp............77  76  78  81  86  89  91  94  95  96  97  96
RH..............79  82  79  74  63  57  52  48  46  43  42  43
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
20 FT wind spd..1   1   1   1   2   3   5   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.2   2   2   3   6   8   9   10  12  12  12  12
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 2.0 3.6 5.5 6.8 7.2 7.0 6.3 5.5
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  N   N   N
Transp wind spd.6   7   8   9   10  12  12  12  12  10  10  12

$$
Forecaster...Sellers
Requested by...Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520201.0/FWD
.DELDT 08/19/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL csdispatch@tfs.tamu.edu