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NWS - Fort Worth wrote:LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE
WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS
ALL OF NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD OF NORTH
TEXAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO FREEZING FARTHER
EAST...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING AS FAR SOUTH
AND EAST AS A KILLEEN...WACO....ATHENS LINE. TEMPERATURES WILL
LIKELY REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND
THERE MAY BE ENOUGH ACCUMULATION TO IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY
IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE MID
TO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND
THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
NWS - Fort Worth wrote:LIGHT RAIN...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS LATE THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING
RAIN. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM EASTLAND...WEATHERFORD....DENTON...TO
SHERMAN. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE
PRECIPITATION BEGINS AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ICING ON AREA ROADS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AROUND NOON AS
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE
EAST.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE THE FIRST PLACES THAT ICY
SPOTS WILL DEVELOP. DO NOT SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING AN
ICY BRIDGE OR OVERPASS. INSTEAD... MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SAFE SPEED
AND COAST ACROSS THE ICE. IF YOU START TO SLIDE OR SKID...CALMLY
STEER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SKID TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE OUT
AND REGAIN CONTROL.
NWS - Fort Worth wrote:LIGHT SLEET...RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN PART OF NORTH TEXAS LATE THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING
RAIN. AVERAGE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS
CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS AND REMAIN BELOW
FREEZING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH WILL CAUSE MODERATE ICING ON AREA ROADS LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
AROUND NOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND THE SYSTEM
MOVES TO THE EAST.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SLOW DOWN AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE THE
FIRST PLACES THAT ICY SPOTS WILL DEVELOP. DO NOT SLAM ON THE
BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING AN ICY BRIDGE OR OVERPASS. INSTEAD...
MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SAFE SPEED AND COAST ACROSS THE ICE. IF YOU
START TO SLIDE OR SKID...CALMLY STEER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE
SKID TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE OUT AND REGAIN CONTROL.
NWS - Fort Worth wrote:FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE MORNING. WHILE
SIGNIFICANT ICING IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED...ICE IS LIKELY TO
ACCUMULATE ON SOME BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SOME SLEET WILL MIX
WITH THE FREEZING RAIN...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT SLEET ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SLOW DOWN AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE THE
FIRST PLACES THAT ICY SPOTS WILL DEVELOP. DO NOT SLAM ON THE
BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING AN ICY BRIDGE OR OVERPASS. INSTEAD...
MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SAFE SPEED AND COAST ACROSS THE ICE. IF YOU
START TO SLIDE OR SKID...CALMLY STEER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SKID
TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE OUT AND REGAIN CONTROL.
NWS - Fort Worth wrote:AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM KANSAS TO THE GREAT
LAKES TODAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS
MORNING WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND VERY DRY
AIR. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT AROUND MIDDAY
THAT WILL TURN WINDS NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE SPEEDS TO 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. MID AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. THESE STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS AND MAKE
SUPPRESSION EFFORTS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
THIS EVENING AS HUMIDITIES RISE AND THE WIND DIMINISHES.
RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AVOID ALL OUTSIDE BURNING
AND WELDING TODAY. DO NOT TOSS LIT CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE.
REPORT WILD FIRES TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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