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Arizona fire weather zone 146 forecast
 
 FNUS55 KTWC 072121
FWFTWC

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
220 PM MST SAT NOV 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PROVIDE VARIABLE HIGH
CLOUDINESS...FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
THROUGH MIDWEEK. THEREAFTER...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
WESTERN STATES WILL BRING SOME BREEZES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.

 AZZ146-081415-
ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 146
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-GRAHAM COUNTY NORTH OF GILA RIVER-
APACHE NF/SAN CARLOS BIA/SDC-
220 PM MST SAT NOV 7 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER..............PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE..........
BELOW 5000 FT.........37 TO 47 DEGS.
ABOVE 5000 FT.........32 TO 42 DEGS.
24 HR TREND...........DOWN 6 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY.............
BELOW 5000 FT.........58 TO 68 PCT.
ABOVE 5000 FT.........63 TO 73 PCT.
24 HR TREND...........UP 21 PCT.
WIND (20 FT/10-MIN AVG)..DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP.........0 PCT.
LAL......................1.
HAINES INDEX.............3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER..............PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE..........
BELOW 5000 FT.........67 TO 77 DEGS.
ABOVE 5000 FT.........57 TO 67 DEGS.
24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE.
MIN HUMIDITY.............
BELOW 5000 FT.........16 TO 26 PCT.
ABOVE 5000 FT.........19 TO 29 PCT.
24 HR TREND...........UP 12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT/10-MIN AVG)..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP.........0 PCT.
LAL......................1.
HAINES INDEX.............2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT............9065 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS..........NORTH 6 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION CATEGORY.....EXCELLENT (108780 KNOT-FT).

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER..............PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE..........
BELOW 5000 FT.........34 TO 44 DEGS.
ABOVE 5000 FT.........29 TO 39 DEGS.
24 HR TREND...........DOWN 3 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY.............
BELOW 5000 FT.........63 TO 73 PCT.
ABOVE 5000 FT.........68 TO 78 PCT.
24 HR TREND...........UP 5 PCT.
WIND (20 FT/10-MIN AVG)..DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP.........0 PCT.
LAL......................1.
HAINES INDEX.............2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER..............SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE..........
BELOW 5000 FT.........66 TO 76 DEGS.
ABOVE 5000 FT.........56 TO 66 DEGS.
24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE.
MIN HUMIDITY.............
BELOW 5000 FT.........17 TO 27 PCT.
ABOVE 5000 FT.........20 TO 27 PCT.
24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE.
WIND (20 FT/10-MIN AVG)..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP.........0 PCT.
LAL......................1.
HAINES INDEX.............3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT............9383 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS..........NORTHEAST 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 4 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION CATEGORY.....FAIR (37532 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 32 TO 47. HIGHS 59 TO 79. NO
SIGNIFICANT WIND OVER 15 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 17 TO 31 PCT.
.VETERANS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 34 TO 49. HIGHS 59 TO 79. NO
SIGNIFICANT WIND OVER 15 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 18 TO 31 PCT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 33 TO 48. HIGHS 54 TO 74. NO
SIGNIFICANT WIND OVER 15 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 19 TO 34 PCT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 27 TO 42.
HIGHS 51 TO 71.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 25 TO 40.
HIGHS 49 TO 69.

NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 146 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE POINT OF PINES LOCATION (6040 MSL)


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