FNUS75 KTWC 092030
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
130 PM MST THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 MST ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIND SPEEDS OVER THE BURN SITE WILL BE DIMINISHED
COMPARED TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED 24 HOURS AGO. THIS WILL ONLY BE A
SLIGHT PAUSE AS INCREASED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TOMORROW
WITH AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN DRY WITH DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMING CLOSE TO
THE 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD AS THESE WIND SPEEDS INCREASE IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WHILE LONG LIVED RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE AT THIS
TIME...CREWS SHOULD REMAIN CURRENT WITH THE WEATHER AS THIS MAY
CHANGE WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
STORM SYSTEM WILL MAKE ITS WAY OVER THE BURN SITE BY TOMORROW
EVENING...ENDING ANY THREAT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 TO 51 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 69 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12
                    TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...ROB LEVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.SUNSE.01/TWC