A tight pressure gradient behind a cold front resulted in sustained winds of 25 and 35 MPH with higher gusts. S.
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A tight pressure gradient behind a cold front resulted in sustained winds of 25 and 35 MPH with higher gusts. A sign was blown down along U.S. Highway 75.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 30, 11:55 AM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1155 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .AVIATION... 18Z TAFS AIRPORT WEATHER WARNING (AWW) THROUGH 5 PM CST FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35KTS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS FURTHER MOMENTUM MIXES DOWNWARD. KFWD 12Z SOUNDING SHOWED 50-KT WINDS AT 3KFT...40-KT WINDS AS LOW AS 1KFT AGL. SPEEDS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY BUT EXPECT GUSTS WILL OCCASIONALLY EXCEED 35-KT THRESHOLD FOR AWW. AWW EXPIRES AT 23Z (5 PM CST)...AND WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE THEREAFTER (NEAR SUNSET). SOME COLD-AIR CU ARE SKIRTING METRO TAF SITES...WILL BE PRIMARILY NORTHEAST. EXPECT MAINLY SCT AC WITH BKN CI/CS. WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN MONDAY...BUT WITH FAR LESS FEROCITY...ON ORDER OF 15G25KT. 25 && .UPDATE... MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORTWAVE MOVING IN THE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN 2/3S OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST SKY COVER TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WEST AND PARTLY SUNNY CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST. HAVE ALSO ADDED THE MENTION OF SPRINKLES TO THE SOUTHWESTERN ZONES. THE BIG WEATHER STORY FOR TODAY WILL REMAIN THE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE FIRE DANGER. THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT ALONG AND WEST OF A SHERMAN...TO KAUFMAN...TO FRANKLIN FOR THE VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS WILL ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. 58 && .PREV DISCUSSION... 310 AM CST UPPER LOW/TROUGH CENTERED OVER ST LOUIS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY LIFT NEWD TO THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO SE CANADA THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL KEEP A STEEP N/NW FLOW ALOFT AND REINFORCING SURGES OF CAA/ POLAR AIR THROUGH MON. EASY MOMENTUM TRANSFER OF UNIDIRECTIONAL/ STRONG NW FLOW THROUGH 850 MB AND NWLY PRESSURE GRADIENT TO RESULT IN VERY WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TX TODAY...WITH A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE WRN TWO-THIRDS OF NORTH TX THROUGH THIS EVENING/SEE ADVISORY LINE BELOW FOR DETAILS/. CHANNELED VORTICITY WILL LEND TO OCCASIONAL STREAKS OF ALTOSTRATUS/CUMULUS MOVING QUICKLY SE ACROSS THE REGION WITH A FEW SPITZES OF RAIN/SPRINKLES...MAINLY FAR NE COUNTIES NEAR PARIS. THE WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL PRETTY CHILLY TODAY. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP W/NW WINDS UP TONIGHT BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH DUE TO GRADIENT...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING WITH LOWS FALLING INTO THE 30S MOST AREAS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY. MIXING OF DRY-ADIABATIC LOW LEVELS AGAIN MONDAY WILL RESULT IN NWLY/BRISK/COOL CONDITIONS ON MONDAY...BUT NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS TODAY. AS CURRENT UPPER LOW/TROUGH DEPART THE AREA...UPPER FLOW FLATTENS OUT ON TUESDAY WITH A COOL NIGHT TUES MORNING...AS SFC HIGH SETTLES OVER THE AREA. RETURN/SLY FLOW INCREASES ON TUESDAY...BECOMING WINDY AND WARM BY AFTERNOON WITH MOISTURE INCREASING EAST OF I-35 CORRIDOR. IT APPEARS AREAS ALONG/WEST OF I-35 WILL BE MUCH DRIER AND COULD BE IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN WITH SURFACE GRASSES READILY CURED AND EASILY IGNITABLE. NEXT PROGRESSIVE UPPER DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED SFC COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS ON WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE AXIS WILL BE ANCHORED EAST OF I-35 CORRIDOR AND MAINTAINED LOW RAIN/THUNDER CHANCES ACROSS THE EAST. DRY/COOL CONDITIONS RETURN ONCE AGAIN LATE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND... AS BROAD ERN CONUS TROUGH/WRN CONUS BROAD RIDGE PATTERN TYPICAL OF LATE FALL CONTINUES. 05/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 61 38 61 38 75 / 5 5 0 0 0 WACO, TX 64 36 64 38 76 / 5 5 0 0 0 PARIS, TX 52 33 51 33 70 / 20 10 10 0 0 DENTON, TX 58 36 59 38 73 / 5 10 0 0 0 MCKINNEY, TX 58 36 56 37 71 / 10 10 5 0 0 DALLAS, TX 60 39 60 38 73 / 10 10 0 0 0 TERRELL, TX 61 37 57 37 72 / 10 10 0 0 0 CORSICANA, TX 62 38 61 37 74 / 5 5 0 0 0 TEMPLE, TX 64 37 66 39 76 / 10 5 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR TXZ091>093- 100>104-115>121-129>134-141>146-156>161-174-175. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR TXZ091>095- 100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175. && 25/58
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 304 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-010900- ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA- DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON- HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS- LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO- PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT- WISE-YOUNG- 304 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON THROUGH SUNSET ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM DENISON...KAUFMAN...TO HEARNE. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH COMBINED WITH VERY DRY AIR WILL PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR BOATERS AND DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY DUE TO VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY IN THE EASTERN THIRD OF NORTH TEXAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 84
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds were sustained at 37 MPH with gusts to 45 MPH between 2 and 3 PM due to a strong pressure gradient. An interstate sign along Highway 75 was blown down near the intersection of West Washington Street and North Sam Rayburn Freeway.
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