FNUS75 KTWC 271158 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR BAR 99 RX...USFS CNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 457 AM MST TUE APR 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS AND WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BURN SITE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...BUT WITH SIGNIFICANT COOLING EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY NOT MEET CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND... BUT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS SHOULD BE DIMINISHED DURING THIS TIME FRAME DUE TO MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS AROUND 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........38 TO 43 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY AND BECOMING WINDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 81 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING 17 TO 22 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...RX SPEC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100427.BAR99.01/TWC