FNUS75 KTWC 051749
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1049 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1026 MST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL BE FAIRLY
SIMILAR TO THOSE OF YESTERDAY ALTHOUGH THICKENING CLOUDS MAY TEMPER
OVERALL GUSTS SOMEWHAT AND KEEP HUMIDITIES A TAD HIGHER THAN
YESTERDAY. HOWEVER...SOME LOCATIONS COULD BRIEFLY MEET CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA FOR WINDS AND HUMIDITY. FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE CONSIDERABLY STRONGER ALTHOUGH COOLER TEMPERATURES
MAY KEEP HUMIDITIES JUST ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.  NEVERTHELESS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH OR RED FLAG
WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
INCLUDING THE FIRE AREA WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST...KD

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 77 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........36 TO 41 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH EARLY THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 16 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 6 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090305.HOG__.01/TWC