FNUS75 KTWC 180059
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEAT PILOT ACADEMY...BLM SAFFORD AIR OPERATIONS CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
559 PM MST TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1744 MST ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
WILL PROMOTE ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES EACH AFTERNOON. THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN DRY...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS WEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT AND DIURNALLY/TERRAIN DRIVEN.

A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN
SUNDAY RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 85 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 9 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 47 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........24 TO 29 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 TO 88 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 7 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...MARY HAYES
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20090317.SEATP.01/TWC