FNUS75 KTWC 141835
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE...AZ-ASF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1135 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL RESULT IN BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS TODAY
ARE MARGINAL...HOWEVER THE COMBINATION OF THE BREEZY WINDS AND
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND A HIGH FIRE
DANGER HAS RESULTED IN A RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 7 PM. AS THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA WEDNESDAY...STRONGER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO TODAY
WHICH WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE THE CRITICAL
15 PERCENT THRESHOLD.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 TO 76 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 TO 49 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.BLUE_.02/TWC