FNUS75 KTWC 111816
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTINEZ RANCH ROAD...AZ-ASF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1115 AM MST FRI SEP 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 MST ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED
TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST OF THE BURN
AREA. RECENT SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY INDICATED THAT THIS
ACTIVITY WAS TRACKING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HANNAGAN MEADOW LODGE AREA AT 11 AM
MST. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS GENERATED BY
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE BURN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...THIS COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS 2 PM MST. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DISSIPATING AROUND SUNSET WITH THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION ENDING BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

AFTER TODAY...A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MAKING ITS WAY INTO
THE GREAT BASIN LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL RESULT IN
A DRYING TREND ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE
SHOULD REMAIN TO WARRANT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN NEAR NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 86 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 38 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH...EXCEPT
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2 TIL 2PM MST...THEN 3.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................TIL 12 AM MST 3...THEN 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT TIL 12AM MST...THEN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 86 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 TIL NOON MST...THEN 3.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT TIL NOON MST...THEN 30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...ZACK HOLDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090911.MARTI.01/TWC