FNUS75 KTWC 130243 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCHIEL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 743 PM MST FRI JUN 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1955 MST ON JUNE 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING BEFORE FALLING BELOW 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SIMILAR WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN OVER THE FIRE SITE LATE TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE ONCE AGAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAIRLY DRY...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LIKELY TO FALL BELOW THE 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD. WHILE LONG LIVED RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE TOMORROW...THOSE CONDITIONS MAY BE MET FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. OBSERVERS AND CREWS IN THE FIELD SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS ACCORDINGLY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 61 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 9 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 16 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 61 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........41 TO 46 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...J ETSHOKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090612.LOCHI.02/TWC