FNUS75 KTWC 260129
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GATE T...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
628 PM MST WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1816 MST ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY
FOR THE WILDFIRE SITE FOR STRONG WINDS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDTIES AND A
HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS TO THE WILDFIRE THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY
HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. THEREFORE
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BURN SITE FROM 11 AM MST TO
7 PM MST ON THURSDAY. COOLER CONDITIONS AND LESS WIND CAN BE THEN
EXPECTED BEHIND THIS SYSTEM ON FRIDAY. DRY AND WARMER READINGS ARE
THEN FORECASTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ACROSS
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (HIGH CLOUDS) AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........24 TO 29 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW BUILDUPS
                    OVER THE MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 64 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...INCREASING TO WEST
                    22 TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......5 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JORGE GALINDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090325.GATET.01/TWC