FNUS75 KTWC 070235 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK...CORONADO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 735 PM MST THU MAY 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1918 MST ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE FIRE SITE. WHILE SHELTERED LOCATIONS WILL SEE ONLY A FRACTION OF THE WIND SPEEDS IN THE BELOW FORECAST...AREAS IN OPEN AREAS MAY SEE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES...WITH SPEEDS OF 7 TO 10 MPH EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE POOR WITH MAXIMUM RH VALUES ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 20 PERCENT. CALMER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW...WITH ONLY OCCASIONAL GUSTS DUE TO STRONG DAYTIME HEATING...BUT DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AS IS TYPICAL TO THIS TIME OF YEAR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 53 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........16 TO 21 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY IN THE EVENING. WEST 14 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........1 TO 6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...SARA MCCLUSKEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100506.SOUTH.01/TWC