FNUS75 KTWC 161226
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSLAND RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
526 AM MST WED JUN 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN
SITE TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE PASSING TO THE
NORTH OF ARIZONA TODAY WILL BRING INCREASED WIND SPEEDS TO THE
AREA. WHILE WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE AS THE MORNING
PROGRESSES...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER
1400 THIS AFTERNOON. THOUGH WIND SPEEDS WILL BE INCREASED FROM
PREVIOUS DAYS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO BE MET. WIND DIRECTION WILL REMAIN MOSTLY FROM THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST...STARTING THE MORNING MORE FROM THE SOUTH THEN VEERING
TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST BY 1100 AM THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING...RETURNING TO TYPICAL
DIURNAL DIRECTION AND STRENGTH BY 2300 TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94 TO 99 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 61 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 TO 37 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95 TO 100 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS BABIAK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100616.GRASS.01/TWC