FNUS75 KTWC 182152
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MULESHOE RX BURN...BLM - SAFFORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
252 PM MST MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON MAY 19.
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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 64 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........36 TO 41 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...THEN 0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 TO 92 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT UNTIL NOON...THEN 10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...MARK PATERR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.MULES.01/TWC