FNUS75 KTWC 271747
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE PEAKS...CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1047 AM MST TUE OCT 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1032 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 AT THE FIRE SITE WITH VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RESULTING IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS INTO THE EARLY
EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN
DRAMATICALLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY. THIS COLD FRONT WILL HAVE
VERY LITTLE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. THUS...THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS TONIGHT.  ALTHOUGH THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER
WEDNESDAY...THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN RATHER DRY WITH HUMIDITY VALUES
JUST ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA. THE WINDS WILL STILL BE ON THE BREEZY
SIDE AS WELL ON WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO AROUND
                    40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
                    AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 49 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH IN THE EVENING. BECOMING WEST
                    8 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 02 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091027.THREE.01/TWC