FNUS75 KTWC 182329
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR 301...CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
429 PM MST SAT APR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1620 MST ON APRIL 18. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN CLEAR AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WITH A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND. SOME EASTERLY BREEZES ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY AS THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE AREA.

OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EASTWARD
DURING THE LATTER PORTION OF NEXT WEEK AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AS THIS LOW TRACKS ACROSS THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES... COOLER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LATE NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 77 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 43 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 TO 48 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE
                    LATE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 81 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 16 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING EAST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...BILL WILCOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090418.301__.01/TWC