FNUS75 KTWC 191929
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR X-RAY...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1228 PM MST SUN APR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE
AREA...RESULTING IN VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND A STRONG WARMING TREND.
20-FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND FROM THE EAST THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH STRONGER EASTERLY BREEZES DEVELOPING ON MONDAY AS THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE MAY SEEP
INTO THE AREA DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK...RESULTING IN
A FEW BUILDUPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 86 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 9 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING EAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........23 TO 28 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 87 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 9 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 12 TO 17 MPH BY MID MORNING. GUSTS AROUND
                    25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JORGE GALINDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090419.XRAY_.01/TWC