FNUS75 KTWC 011800
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN BELT...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1100 AM MST FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 MST ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS TODAY WITH INCREASING
HIGH CLOUDS AS A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE AREA
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME BREEZES
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASED HUMIDITY LEVELS SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME THE MOISTURE
INCREASE ON SATURDAY WILL KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE RED FLAG
CRITERIA. OTHERWISE...DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY /SIGNIFICANT HIGH CLOUDS/.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 92 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 7 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 TO
                    18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 61 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........24 TO 29 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 84 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AROUND
                    NOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...H  KIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.GREEN.01/TWC