FNUS75 KTWC 171311
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELKHORN...BLM SAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
611 AM MST WED JUN 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0549 MST ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN BAJA COAST WILL
SPREAD SOME CLOUDS ACROSS THE FIRE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. MID
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DEEPER
MOISTURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY...RESULTING IN INCREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION. EXPECT
BREEZY WINDS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER..............PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                         AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE..........86 TO 91 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY.............9 TO 14 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS............SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
                         MORNING INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH BY
                         LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
LAL......................2.
CHANCE OF RAIN...........10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX.............5 MODERATE.
FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER..............PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                         AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE..........59 TO 64 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY.............32 TO 37 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS............SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS
                         TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                         DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
LAL......................2.
CHANCE OF RAIN...........10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX.............4 LOW.
FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...MARK PATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090617.ELKHO.01/TWC