FNUS75 KTWC 241621
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
921 AM MST WED JUN 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0911 MST ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH THIS MORNING
AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CLOUD DEVELOPMENT WILL START THIS
AFTERNOON OVER HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE
SITE...WHICH WILL GIVE RISE TO THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP NEAR THE FIRE SITE WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG...ERRATIC GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MOISTURE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY FOR MUCH OF
THE WEEK OVER THE GREAT PLAINS...THIS THREAT WILL PERSIST FOR THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 93 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................3.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 TO 43 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 93 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 21 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...ENG 22
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090624.RUBY_.01/TWC