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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Fort Worth, TX

March 21, 201646 counties in Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2016, 8:24 PM CDT for 46 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 11:09 AM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2016, 8:24 PM CDT (01:24 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2016, 11:09 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2016, 6:55 PM CDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 46 counties

Anderson County, TX, Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 51 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 116 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2415 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

008 
WWUS74 KFWD 220124
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
824 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO LATE TUESDAY EVENING...

TXZ091>095-102>107-117>123-131>134-221200-
/O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-
HOPKINS-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-
HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...
DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...PLANO...
GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS
824 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE BETWEEN
  NOON ON TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ON OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR
  DRIVERS IN LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

BAIN
7 follow-up statements
267 
WWUS74 KFWD 220801
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
301 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 1 AM WEDNESDAY...

TXZ100-101-115-116-129-130-141>146-156>161-221615-
/O.EXA.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/
YOUNG-JACK-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-EASTLAND-ERATH-COMANCHE-MILLS-
HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...CISCO...EASTLAND...RANGER...
GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...COMANCHE...DE LEON...
GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...
VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...
GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...
MEXIA...GROESBECK
301 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE BETWEEN
  NOON TODAY AND 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40
  MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS OF
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

TXZ091>095-102>107-117>123-131>134-221615-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-
HOPKINS-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-
HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...
DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...PLANO...
GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS
301 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE BETWEEN
  NOON TODAY AND 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40
  MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS OF
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
134 
WWUS74 KFWD 221609
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1109 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH 1 AM WEDNESDAY...

TXZ135-147-174-230030-
/O.EXB.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.160322T1609Z-160323T0600Z/
HENDERSON-FREESTONE-MILAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE
1109 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE BETWEEN
  11 AM TODAY AND 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>134-141>146-156>161-230030-
/O.EXT.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.160322T1609Z-160323T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...COMANCHE...DE LEON...
GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...
VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...
GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...
MEXIA...GROESBECK
1109 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE BETWEEN
  11 AM TODAY AND 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
040 
WWUS74 KFWD 222045 AAA
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
345 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
TEXAS THROUGH 1 AM WEDNESDAY...

TXZ148-162-175-230600-
/O.EXA.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/
ANDERSON-LEON-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALESTINE...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...
JEWETT...OAKWOOD...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
345 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>147-156>161-174-230600-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-
MILAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...
TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...
CAMERON...ROCKDALE
345 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
061 
WWUS74 KFWD 230558
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1258 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED THROUGH 4 AM FOR THE I-35 CORRIDOR FROM
JOHNSON AND ELLIS COUNTIES NORTHWARD TO THE RED RIVER...

...WIND ADVISORY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1 AM FOR THE REST OF NORTH
AND CENTRAL TEXAS...

TXZ091-094-095-100>102-105>107-115>117-121>123-129>132-135-
141>148-156>162-174-175-230700-
/O.EXP.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-
PALO PINTO-PARKER-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-
SOMERVELL-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-
LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...BONHAM...PARIS...
GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...GREENVILLE...
COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...
MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...
FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...
EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...RANGER...
GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...
GLEN ROSE...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...COMANCHE...DE LEON...
GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...
VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...
PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...
TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...
BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...
HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
1258 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE REGION...THUS
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT.

$$

TXZ092-093-103-104-118>120-133-134-230900-
/O.EXT.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160323T0900Z/
COOKE-GRAYSON-DENTON-COLLIN-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...SHERMAN...DENISON...
DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...PLANO...
FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...CLEBURNE...
BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS
1258 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
048 
WWUS74 KFWD 230833
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
333 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

TXZ091-094-095-100>102-105>107-115>117-121>123-129>132-135-141-
143>147-157>161-174-231645-
/O.EXB.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.160323T0900Z-160324T0000Z/
MONTAGUE-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-
PALO PINTO-PARKER-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-
SOMERVELL-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-MILAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...BONHAM...PARIS...
GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...GREENVILLE...
COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...
MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...
FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...
EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...RANGER...
GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...
GLEN ROSE...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...COMANCHE...DE LEON...
HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...
CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...CAMERON...ROCKDALE
333 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

TXZ092-093-103-104-118>120-133-134-231645-
/O.EXT.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/
COOKE-GRAYSON-DENTON-COLLIN-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...SHERMAN...DENISON...
DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...PLANO...
FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...CLEBURNE...
BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS
333 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
691 
WWUS74 KFWD 231637
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1137 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141-143>147-157>161-174-240000-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-MILAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...
VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...
COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...
WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...CAMERON...ROCKDALE
1137 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  AROUND 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
904 
WWUS74 KFWD 232355
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
655 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141-143>147-157>161-174-240100-
/O.CAN.KFWD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-MILAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...
VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...
COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...
WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...CAMERON...ROCKDALE
655 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS MOST OF
NORTH TEXAS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BEHIND A
COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT.

$$

DUNN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 21, 8:24 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 8:24 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
824 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

.UPDATE...
THE FORECAST THIS EVENING IS IN GREAT SHAPE WITH NO CHANGES
NEEDED FOR THE NEXT 12-16 HOURS. FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WENT
AHEAD AND BUMPED UP THE WIND SPEEDS BASED ON MODEL OUTPUT. MOST
NWP IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A 40-45 KNOT 925 MB JET CORE
DEVELOPING TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN/NORTHEASTERN
QUARTER OF NORTH TEXAS. MECHANICAL MIXING IN COMBINATION WITH A
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT INDUCED BY LEE-SIDE CYCLOGENESIS SHOULD
RESULT IN VERY BREEZY CONDITIONS..ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS NEAR AND
NORTH OF I-20 AND ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 287. WITH STATISTICAL
GUIDANCE ALSO SUGGESTING THAT SURFACE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF
35 KNOTS...AND AFTER COLLABORATION WITH NEIGHBORING
WFO/S...CONFIDENCE WAS HIGH ENOUGH TO HOIST A WIND ADVISORY THAT
WILL RUN FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE WAKE OF A DRYLINE...BUT WILL DEFER
TO LATER SHIFTS TO DETERMINE IF AN EXTENSION IN AREA AND/OR TIME
OF THE CURRENT WIND ADVISORY IS WARRANTED.

WITH REGARDS TO THE FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL...CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS
HIGH TO ISSUE ANY TYPE OF FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES AT THIS TIME FOR
TUESDAY. WHILE TODAY WAS DRY AND A FEW SITES FLIRTED WITH NEAR
RED FLAG CONDITIONS...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SURGE
NORTHWARD IN RESPONSE TO THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ON
TUESDAY WHICH MAY HINDER THE OVERALL FIRE WEATHER THREAT. REGARDLESS...A
GRASS FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED...ESPECIALLY
FOR AREAS WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 281 CORRIDOR WHERE AN ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED. IF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS SLOWER TO
RETURN AND DIURNAL MIXING RESULTS IN A GREATER DEGREE OF DRYING
OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED...ADDITIONAL FIRE
WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED.

BAIN

&&

.AVIATION...

/ISSUED 1233 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016/
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE THE ONLY MAJOR AVIATION
WEATHER CONCERN THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A SURFACE LEE TROUGH WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
THROUGH TUESDAY. AS A RESULT...SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL INCREASE BETWEEN 15 AND 18 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 25
KNOTS. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNSET BUT SHOULD
INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING WHEN A 40+ KNOT LOW LEVEL JET
DEVELOPS. SOME OF THIS HIGHER MOMENTUM AIR WILL WORK DOWN TO THE
SURFACE OVERNIGHT AND RESULT IN INCREASING WIND SPEEDS IN THE 16
TO 20 KNOT RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. THESE STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY AND
SHOULD EVEN GET STRONGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35
KNOTS.

A CLEAR SKY WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME MVFR LEVEL CLOUDS
SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE HILL COUNTRY OVERNIGHT AND MAY BRIEFLY
REACH ALL NORTH/CENTRAL TEXAS TERMINALS AFTER SUNRISE. IT APPEARS
THAT THE BULK OF THE CLOUDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE TAF
SITES SO FOR NOW WE WILL ONLY MENTION SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND
1500 FT.

79

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 327 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016/
THE UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY IN PLACE OVERHEAD WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT
EAST OF THE REGION TOMORROW AS AN UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE WEST
COAST BEGINS TO APPROACH. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN LEE OF
THE ROCKIES WILL INTENSIFY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH
ADVANCES ON THE 4-CORNERS REGION. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BETWEEN THE
SURFACE LOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST...LEADING TO A COUPLE OF DAYS OF STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW.

WE WILL BE CLOSE TO WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT WE WOULD PREFER TO LET THE MIDNIGHT CREW LOOK AT
THE NEWEST MODEL DATA AND MAKE THAT CALL PRIOR TO THE 4 AM
PACKAGE. GUSTY WINDS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 30
PERCENT WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER FOR AREAS WEST OF THE
I-35 CORRIDOR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL MODIFY QUICKLY DUE TO THE STRONG RETURN FLOW. THE INCREASING
DEWPOINTS WILL KEEP OUR LOW TEMPERATURES SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TOMORROW NIGHT /UPPER 50S NORTH TO
LOWER 60S SOUTH/.

STRONG SOUTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW
PUSHES EAST AND ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. SOME WARM ADVECTION SHOWERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AHEAD OF
THE SYSTEM. FORCING FROM THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER TROUGH MAY BEGIN
TO AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY...BUT
THE BETTER FORCING WILL ARRIVE LATER IN THE EVENING. WE WILL NEED
TO WATCH FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS ALONG AN ADVANCING DRYLINE. THE DRYLINE IS PROGGED TO PUSH
EAST TO NEAR THE I-35 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM. IT APPEARS THAT
A CAPPING INVERSION WILL BE IN PLACE DURING THAT TIME...BUT IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD HAVE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IF
THE CAP WERE TO BREAK. WEST OF THE BOUNDARY...TEMPERATURES IN THE
80S AND GUSTY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO HIGH FIRE DANGER
THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON.

ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS WEDNESDAY
ALONG THE DRY LINE WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE DUE
TO GOOD AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY IN PLACE. MARGINAL LEVELS OF SHEAR
WOULD MEAN THAT LARGE HAIL AND STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS WOULD BE THE
MAIN SEVERE THREAT. FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH WILL
ARRIVE DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS IS ALSO
ABOUT THE SAME TIME A COLD FRONT WILL BE OVERTAKING THE DRY LINE.
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL SHIFT QUICKLY SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA
ALONG THE FRONT. STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP UPSCALE INTO A LINE
BEFORE THEY EXIT OUR EASTERN & SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES...WITH
STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS BEING THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT.

THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT AND EASTWARD EXIT OF THE UPPER TROUGH WILL
BRING AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION THURSDAY MORNING. SEASONABLY
COOL AND DRY AIR WILL AFFECT THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEHIND
THE FRONT.

THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE A PROGRESSIVE ONE...AND THE NEXT UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL ALREADY BE APPROACHING FROM THE 4-CORNERS REGION
LATE SATURDAY. MOISTURE RETURN WILL BE BRIEF...BUT SUFFICIENT FOR
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THERE IS
STILL QUITE A BIT OF MODEL DIVERGENCE AT THIS POINT OF THE
FORECAST...WHICH IS NOT SURPRISING THIS FAR IN ADVANCE. FOR NOW
THE HIGHEST POPS WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN THE STRONGEST LIFT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH ARRIVES.

30

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  49  75  61  83  48 /   0   0   5  10  20
WACO, TX              47  76  61  82  49 /   0   0   5  20  40
PARIS, TX             44  71  58  78  47 /   0   5  10  30  40
DENTON, TX            48  75  60  81  44 /   0   0   5  10  20
MCKINNEY, TX          47  74  60  80  46 /   0   0   5  20  40
DALLAS, TX            50  74  62  82  49 /   0   0   5  10  40
TERRELL, TX           47  74  61  79  48 /   0   0   5  20  40
CORSICANA, TX         48  75  61  81  51 /   0   0   5  20  40
TEMPLE, TX            46  76  62  81  50 /   0   0   5  20  40
MINERAL WELLS, TX     47  79  59  83  43 /   0   0   0   5  20

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
TXZ091>095-102>107-117>123-131>134.

&&

14/15
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 3:27 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
327 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-221100-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-
LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
327 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WEST
OF A LINE FROM BOWIE TO EASTLAND. THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT WILL
INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35
DUE TO WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR WEST OF A BOWIE TO
COMANCHE LINE.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES BEING ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-35
CORRIDOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THESE STORMS.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 4:35 AM CDTFire Weather WatchFWDComanche, Eastland, Erath, Jack, Mills, Montague and 3 more11 hr
Mar 22, 3:49 PM CDTRed Flag WarningFWDComanche, Cooke, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood and 9 more27 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.