FNUS75 KTWC 181523
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMSEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
822 AM MST MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 802 MST ON MAY 18. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EASTERLY FLOW AROUND A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPORT MOISTURE INTO SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA. THIS INFLUX IN MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TUESDAY. ANY OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG...
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS.

A WEAK UPPER LOW OFF THE BAJA PENINSULA WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...RESULTING IN AN UPSWING IN
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 85 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST
                    10 TO 14 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
                    ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT UNTIL NOON...THEN 10-15 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 59 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 TO 56 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2 IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10-15 PERCENT IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN 0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 85 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 21 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING...BECOMING EAST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS
                    NEAR DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10-15 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...D  MATHIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090518.RAMSE.01/TWC