FNUS75 KTWC 261800 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLET RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1100 AM MST MON OCT 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 MST ON OCTOBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED TRANQUIL WEATHER PATTERN THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY TODAY. HOWEVER...THIS WILL CHANGE RATHER DRAMATICALLY AS A STRONG WINTER STORM MOVES INTO ARIZONA FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL MOVE IN TUESDAY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THUS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY. THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING IN MUCH COLDER AIR AND A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 66 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 14 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........39 TO 44 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 69 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 16 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...ROB LEVER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091026.MALLE.01/TWC