FNUS75 KTWC 131805
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEAT PILOT ACADEMY...BLM SAFFORD AIR OPERATIONS CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1105 AM MST FRI MAR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1035 MST ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS
AFTERNOON AS A STORM SYSTEM LINGERS OVER SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. EXPECT A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE
UNSTABLE...ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE
POSSIBLE. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WEAK WEATHER
DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTERWARDS...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING
DRY WEATHER ALONG WITH A WARMING TREND SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 21 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 68 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AT 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.OUTLOOK...QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA BEGINNING
SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH NEXT WEEK. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEMS
ARE FORECAST. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AT LESS THAN 15 MPH AND WILL BE LARGELY
DIURNALLY/TERRAIN DRIVEN EACH DAY. ALSO...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RESULT
IN A STRONG WARMING TREND...WITH HIGHS IN SAFFORD IN THE LOWER 80S STARTING
TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...MARY HAYES
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20090313.SEATP.01/TWC