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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