FNUS75 KTWC 262024
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR POT HOLE...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
124 PM MST THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1306 MST ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 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 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 THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT AT THE
FIRE SITE. WINDS WILL THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT WITH LESS
WIND EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 22 TO 27 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    27 TO 32 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 50 MPH.
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........27 TO 32 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 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.....59 TO 64 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 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.POTHO.01/TWC