FNUS75 KTWC 271809
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLET RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1059 AM MST TUE OCT 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1153 MST ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM FOR LATE OCTOBER WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY. STRONG WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP WITH VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RESULTING IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS INTO THE EARLY
EVENING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. THIS FRONT WILL RESULT IN DRAMATICALLY COLDER
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY. THIS COLD FRONT WILL ALSO HAVE ENOUGH
MOISTURE TO RESULT IN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT. AS TEMPERATURES
RAPIDLY COOL OVERNIGHT...SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY DROP CHANGING ANY
PRECIPITATION TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER WEDNESDAY...THE WINDS WILL STILL BE ON
THE BREEZY SIDE AS WELL WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 67 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 TO 51 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING DECREASING TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 26 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......50 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN MCKNIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091027.MALLE.01/TWC