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SPOT FORECAST

 
 FNUS75 KTWC 151440
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR AGUA CALIENTE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
740 AM MST THU MAY 15 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON MAY 15. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA
TODAY...THEN SAG SOUTHWARD FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NEAR THE NEW MEXICO BORDER LATE
TODAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY OR EARLY SATURDAY. BREEZY EAST WINDS WILL
ALSO OCCUR ON FRIDAY...HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO MEET OR EXCEED RED FLAG CRITERIA AT THIS TIME. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS WITH A
WARMING TREND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER POSSIBLY
WITH AN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND
INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1. 2 IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PCT. 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING EAST OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 79 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.



FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20080515.AGUAC.02/TWC







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