FNUS75 KTWC 271606
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMACACORI...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
906 AM MST THU AUG 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MST ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY BEFORE
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO A MORE FAVORABLE POSITION FOR SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS WEEKEND. THIS DRY AIR WILL AID IN
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING NEAR RECORD LEVELS...AS WELL
AS ALLOWING AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND SUBJECT TO THEIR
TYPICAL DIURNAL PATTERNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....101 TO 106 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 69 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 TO 53 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST UP TO 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...LECKIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090827.TUMAC.01/TWC