FNUS55 KTWC 132128
 FWFTWC
 
 FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
 230 PM MST MON FEB 13 2012
 
 .DISCUSSION...THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK 
 WITH THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL 
 BRING MORE GUSTY WINDS ESPECIALLY ACROSS GRAHAM/GREENLEE AND COCHISE 
 COUNTIES ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND MUCH COOLER 
 TEMPERATURES. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY 
 WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE PRECIPITATION. 
 
 

 AZZ148-141415-
 ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 148
 GRAHAM COUNTY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER-TUCSON/MARANA/GREEN
 VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ-COCHISE COUNTY-CORONADO NF/
 SAFFORD BLM/TDC-
 230 PM MST MON FEB 13 2012
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER..............PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE..........
    BELOW 5000 FT.........36 TO 46 DEGS
    ABOVE 5000 FT.........30 TO 40 DEGS
    24 HR TREND...........UP 2 DEGS. 
 MAX HUMIDITY.............
    BELOW 5000 FT.........57 TO 67 PCT
    ABOVE 5000 FT.........54 TO 64 PCT
    24 HR TREND...........UP 6 PCT. 
 WIND (20 FT/10-MIN AVG)..WEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
                          DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. 
 FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. 
 CHANCE OF PRECIP.........0 PCT. 
 LAL......................1. 
 HAINES INDEX.............3 VERY LOW. 
 
 .TUESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER..............MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN 
                          THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE 
                          AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE 
                          LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE..........
    BELOW 5000 FT.........48 TO 59 DEGS
    ABOVE 5000 FT.........36 TO 48 DEGS
    24 HR TREND...........DOWN 9 DEGS. 
 MIN HUMIDITY.............
    BELOW 5000 FT.........34 TO 45 PCT
    ABOVE 5000 FT.........45 TO 56 PCT
    24 HR TREND...........UP 23 PCT. 
 WIND (20 FT/10-MIN AVG)..BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. 
 FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH. 
 CHANCE OF PRECIP.........40 PCT. 
 LAL......................1. 
 HAINES INDEX.............3 VERY LOW. 
 MIXING HEIGHT............6225 FT AGL. 
 TRANSPORT WINDS..........SOUTH 14 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 31 
                          KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
 VENTILATION CATEGORY.....EXCELLENT (192975 KNOT-FT). 
 
 .TUESDAY NIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER..............MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST EARLY 
                          IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS 
                          THROUGH THE NIGHT. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE..........
    BELOW 5000 FT.........27 TO 37 DEGS
    ABOVE 5000 FT.........22 TO 32 DEGS
    24 HR TREND...........DOWN 7 DEGS. 
 MAX HUMIDITY.............
    BELOW 5000 FT.........64 TO 74 PCT.   
    ABOVE 5000 FT.........64 TO 74 PCT.     
    24 HR TREND...........UP 7 PCT. 
 WIND (20 FT/10-MIN AVG)..WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING   
                          DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. 
 FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH. 
 CHANCE OF PRECIP.........10 PCT. 
 LAL......................1. 
 HAINES INDEX.............3 VERY LOW. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER..............PARTLY CLOUDY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE..........
    BELOW 5000 FT.........51 TO 61 DEGS
    ABOVE 5000 FT.........40 TO 50 DEGS
    24 HR TREND...........LITTLE CHANGE. 
 MIN HUMIDITY.............
    BELOW 5000 FT.........18 TO 25 PCT
    ABOVE 5000 FT.........25 TO 35 PCT
    24 HR TREND...........DOWN 17 PCT. 
 WIND (20 FT/10-MIN AVG)..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. 
 FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. 
 CHANCE OF PRECIP.........0 PCT. 
 LAL......................1. 
 HAINES INDEX.............4 LOW. 
 MIXING HEIGHT............6214 FT AGL. 
 TRANSPORT WINDS..........SOUTHWEST 4 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN 
                          THE AFTERNOON. 
 VENTILATION CATEGORY.....GOOD (55926 KNOT-FT). 
 
 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
 WINDS IN DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 ARE SURFACE 20 FT/10-MIN AVG
 .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 28 TO 40. HIGHS 49 TO 64. NO
 SIGNIFICANT WIND OVER 15 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20 TO 35 PCT. 
 .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 31 TO 41.
 HIGHS 52 TO 67. NO SIGNIFICANT WIND OVER 15 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
 19 TO 34 PCT. 
 .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 42. HIGHS 53 TO 68. NO
 SIGNIFICANT WIND OVER 15 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 17 TO 32 PCT. 
 .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 31 TO 43. HIGHS 55 TO 70. 
 .WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 45. HIGHS 56 TO
 71. 
 
 NOTE TO USERS - ZONE 148 VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND
 TRANSPORT WINDS ARE BASED ON THE CHIRICAHUA N.M. LOCATION (5400 MSL)
 

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