FNUS75 KTWC 131639
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLET RX...AZ-ASF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
939 AM MST FRI MAR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING
CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON AS A STORM SYSTEM PASSES OVER SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS AFTER
NOON...WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE. SHOWER
ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT ANOTHER WEAK WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTERWARDS...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
WILL BRING DRY AND WARMER WEATHER SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 58 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 41 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 55 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 TO 36 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST UP TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090313.MALLE.01/TWC