FNUS75 KTWC 261357
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GERONIMO...AZ-ADC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
641 AM MST THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0638 MST ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 74 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH 10 AM INCREASING
                    TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    45 MPH FROM 11 AM THROUGH 7 PM.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 41 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........36 TO 41 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 61 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 14 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...LATH EVANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090326.GERON.01/TWC