FNUS75 KTWC 061748
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1037 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING..

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1027 MST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT
BASIN WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS COCHISE COUNTY
TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...WITH
SUSTAINED 20 FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED. THE ORIENTATION OF THE TERRAIN WILL
ALLOW THESE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO FUNNEL AND ACCELERATE UPSLOPE.

ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW
15 PERCENT TODAY...SIGNIFICANT HIGH AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS
THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOISTEN THE ATMOSPHERE FROM THE TOP DOWN
TO THE SURFACE. THEREFORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE NEAR THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA.

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AGAIN SATURDAY WITH NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ANTICIPATED.

.TODAY...RED FLAG WARNING

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    17 TO 21 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090306.HOG__.01/TWC