FNUS75 KTWC 192008
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR T - 2 NORTHEAST...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
108 PM MST THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PROVIDE UNSEASONABLY WARM
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA AGAIN
FRIDAY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
STATES THIS WEEKEND...RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN WIND SATURDAY.

THE MAIN WIND EVENT COUPLED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL COME
TOGETHER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL BE LIKELY FOR THE BURN AREA SUNDAY AS HUMIDITY VALUES DROP
BELOW 15 PERCENT AND SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 78 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS HAYGOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.T2NOR.01/TWC