By Timothy Puko Natural-gas prices fell for a third-straight session as forecasts for warmer weather signaled soft demand. Natural gas for March delivery settled down 1.1 cents, or 0.4%, at $2.716 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The market has lost 3.8% since the close on March 11. Forecasts called for increasingly warm weather over the weekend, with more above-normal temperatures than previously expected to cover most of the country at the start of next week. About half of U.S. homes use natural gas for heating fuel, making winter weather a primary driver for demand. “The market has spring on its mind, but not in its step,” Matt Smith, an analyst at consultant Schneider Electric SA in Louisville, Ky., said in a note. Forecasts do also show cooler-than-normal temperatures settling in later next week. That limited losses, discouraging deep short-selling, or bets against natural […]