FNUS75 KTWC 140026 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE...AZ-ASF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 526 PM MST MON APR 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1702 MST ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING BELOW 6000 FEET... .DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES STAY NEAR AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD TUESDAY AND FIRE DANGER RATINGS WILL BE MODERATE TO NEAR HIGH...DRYING SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY. THEREFORE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXIST ESPECIALLY IN ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CLOUDS BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........48 TO 53 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...JIM AYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090413.BLUE_.01/TWC