FNUS75 KTWC 311326
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRESNAL FIRE...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
625 AM MST TUE MAR 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0610 MST ON MARCH 31. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST ARIZONA IS IN BETWEEN A SERIES OF WEATHER
SYSTEMS TRACKING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN THIS WEEK. TODAY...WINDS
WILL BE DOWNSLOPE INITIALLY BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A A
FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME LIGHT SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET AND
BECOME DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT.

OTHERWISE...THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE
GREAT BASIN INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN
WINDY CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL RESULT IN NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NEAR THE WILDFIRE WEDNESDAY. YET
ANOTHER... STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY
RESULTING IN STRONGER WINDS. HOWEVER...HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 68 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 9 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND INCREASE TO 8 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    16 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090331.FRESN.01/TWC