FNUS75 KTWC 121251
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELKHORN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
525 AM MST FRI JUN 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 523 MST ON JUNE 12. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL
RESULT IN ANOTHER BREEZY ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. EXPECT SUSTAINED
20-FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO
DEVELOP AROUND NOON...AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
ALTHOUGH THE LOCATION OF THE WILDFIRE WILL BLOCK THE STRONGEST WINDS
ACROSS THE REGION...STRONG WINDS MAY FUNNEL TOWARDS THE FIRE FROM
THE WEST.

IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...A DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE
REGION. THESE TWO ELEMENTS WILL RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA. GIVEN THE DRY AIRMASS RESIDING ACROSS THE AREA...THE
WILDFIRE WILL EXPERIENCE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
SATURDAY AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BREEZY AND SUNNY. HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 86 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY NOON.
FREE WIND (10K FT)..SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR /HIGH CLOUDS/.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 TO 37 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 AROUND
                    MIDNIGHT.
FREE WIND (10K FT)..SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 86 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY NOON.
FREE WIND (10K FT)..SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS BABIAK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090612.ELKHO.01/TWC