FNUS75 KTWC 261630
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAJARITO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
930 AM MST FRI MAR 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0909 MST ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED AT
PAJARITO THIS AFTERNOON AS A STORM SYSTEM PASSES TO THE NORTH. SOUTH
WINDS AT 5-10 MPH CURRENTLY WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE
QUICKLY AROUND 11 AM. SOUTHWEST/WEST WINDS OF 15-30 MPH WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH SUNSET...BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER ABOUT 7 PM THIS
EVENING. SOME WIND GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
LIGHT WINDS NEAR OR LESS THAN 5 MPH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL INTO
THE 10-15% RANGE...AND COUPLED WITH THE WINDS WILL ENCOURAGE FIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD. NORTHWEST BREEZES AT 10-20 MPH EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 67 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST
                    AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........21 TO 26 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AT 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SEAN DEPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100326.PAJAR.01/TWC