FNUS75 KTWC 271731
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GATE 7...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1030 AM MST FRI MAR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1002 MST ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOLER CONDITIONS TODAY ALONG WITH LESS WIND AT THE
FIRE SITE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND
RESULTING IN A WARMING TREND. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM LATE SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26 TO 31 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 TO 37 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 9 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...H  KIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090327.GATE7.01/TWC