FNUS75 KTWC 101619
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAYDAY...CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
919 AM MST FRI APR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0907 MST ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES
FROM THE CALIFORNIA COAST. WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE
SITE...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO ARISE AFTER NOON MST TODAY
AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT...PRODUCING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND AIDING IN OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY. HOWEVER...THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS
EVEN AS THIS MOISTURE FILTERS IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 77 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 18 TO 28 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                    EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 47 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 TO 57 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 50 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 62 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 TO 31 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
LAL.................4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......50 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...KARA RIBBING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090410.MAYDA.01/TWC