FNUS75 KTWC 042317
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT CEDAR PILES...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
417 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE
AREA OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WHICH IS CURRENTLY OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST AND WILL BE BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY.
EXPECT LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA
FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL FLIRT WITH RED
FLAG CRITERIA...BUT SHOULD REMAIN A BIT BELOW THOSE VALUES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (MAINLY HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 TO 43 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH DURING
                    THE LATE EVENING HOURS.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 84 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...ENGINE 11
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090305.SALTC.01/TWC