FNUS75 KTWC 172232
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SITE PAPA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
330 PM MST TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON MARCH 18.
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
AIRMASS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE QUITE DRY...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FALLING BELOW 10 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON THIS WEEK. WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT AND DIURNALLY/TERRAIN DRIVEN AT LESS THAN 10 MPH...SO
RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. A STRONG TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN ON SUNDAY
RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG CONDITIONS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 80 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS HAYGOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.SITEP.01/TWC