FNUS75 KTWC 171650
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MULESHOE RX BURN...SAFFORD BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
950 AM MST SUN MAY 17 2009

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BURN AREA ARE POSSIBLE THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 900 MST ON MAY 18. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING OVER THE GREAT
BASIN REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PULL MOISTURE INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.
THIS INFLUX IN MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO AFTERNOON AND EVENING
CLOUDINESS...AS WELL AS ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG...ERRATIC AND GUSTY
WINDS TO 45 MPH.

THE NATURE OF THESE STORMS WILL EVOLVE INTO A MIX OF WET AND DRY
STORMS AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES...AS EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO
REINFORCES MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. DRIER AIR IS THEN EXPECTED TO
WORK ITS WAY BACK INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST NEXT
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89 TO 94 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...THEN 5-10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 TO 47 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2 IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 97 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2 IN THE AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...MARK PATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.MULES.02/TWC