FNUS75 KTWC 260616
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GERONIMO...AZ-ADC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1115 PM MST WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2303 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 STRONG WINDS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDTIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE
DANGER RATING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE
WILDFIRE SITE THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL RESULT
IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. THEREFORE A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM MST TO 7 PM MST ON THURSDAY.

COOLER CONDITIONS AND LESS WIND CAN BE THEN EXPECTED BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM 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.....42 TO 47 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON  A FEW BUILDUPS POSSIBLE OVER
                    THE MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 74 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 14 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 22 TO
                    27 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...LATH EVANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090325.GERON.01/TWC