FNUS75 KTWC 091517
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER...CORONADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
817 AM MST SUN MAY 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 749 MST ON MAY 09. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS
EVENING BELOW 7500 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH THE DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WIND DIRECTION WILL STAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST DURING THE
SPOT FORECAST PERIOD.

ALTHOUGH LIGHTER WINDS WILL BE PRESENT MONDAY...BREEZY WEST WINDS
WILL RESULT IN BORDERLINE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL
THEN MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN REGION TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY CONDITIONS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH A
DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TUESDAY.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST UNTIL 10 PM MST
         THIS EVENING BELOW 7500 FEET...

.TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY /HIGH CLOUDS/.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 TO 92 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 7 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING. WINDS THEN
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    40 MPH IN AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 58 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING DECREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 82 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SHANE HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100509.HUNTE.01/TWC