FNUS75 KTWC 151521
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE...AZ-ASF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
821 AM MST WED APR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MST ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW OVER EASTERN NEVADA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST TODAY. A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL
RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO ABOUT 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING
SOUTHWARD FROM THIS LOW PRESSURE PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA WILL ALSO
RESULT IN COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH A BIT MORE MOISTURE
MITIGATING RED FLAG CONCERNS. WHILE THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN TO THE NORTH...THE STORM WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH
CONSIDERABLY OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 64 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 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........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28 TO 33 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 21 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090415.BLUE_.01/TWC