FNUS75 KTWC 061619
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARAWAY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
918 AM MST THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0853 MST ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRUSHING SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
TODAY WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN TO THE WILD FIRE.
HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS NEAR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
SOMETHING TO MONITOR.

AFTER TODAY...THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE AN INCREASE IN WIND AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN REGION. THIS TYPE OF
SYSTEM IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AND WILL PRODUCE WINDS MORE
TYPICAL OF SPRING TIME. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 12 TO 18 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
CLOSER TO THE REGION. ALONG WITH THE WIND...A DRIER AND COOLER
AIRMASS WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 93 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 25 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING 8 TO 12
                    MPH...EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS OR SHOWERS.
LAL.................1 TIL 11 AM MST...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT TIL 11 AM MST...THEN 40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 67 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 TO 63 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................2 TIL 9 PM MST...THEN 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT TIL 9 PM MST...THEN 10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90 TO 95 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 11 AM
                    MST...THEN SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.FARAW.01/TWC