FNUS75 KTWC 261624
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GATE 7...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
923 AM MST THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0855 MST ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST THIS MORNING UNTIL 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FIRE SITE FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION TODAY...RESULTING IN VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. 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 TODAY FROM LATE MORNING HOURS INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS AT THE FIRE SITE. WINDS WILL THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH
TONIGHT WITH LESS WIND EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY
FROM THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 64 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 12 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    22 TO 27 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND 27 TO 32 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    AND AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BREEZY OVERNIGHT.
                    PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...
                    DIMINISHING TO 12 TO 17 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 TO 54 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JORGE GALINDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090326.GATE7.01/TWC