FNUS75 KTWC 200147
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIGHT FIRE...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
647 PM MST THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1830 MST ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT DIURNAL WIND TRENDS TONIGHT WITH PATCHES OF HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS FILTERING IN FROM THE WEST. A FEW MPH STRONGER BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.
WINDS INCREASING MORE OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY SUNDAY AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS WESTERN STATES. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS
SATURDAY AND WINDY CONDITIONS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH ONLY A VERY
MODEST INCREASE IN MOISTURE.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 47 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 TO 36 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 80 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 16 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY...INCREASING
                    TO 7 TO 12 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...CHUCK HOLT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090319.BRIGH.01/TWC