FNUS75 KTWC 181641
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE MARCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
941 AM MST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0904 MST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY TODAY IN ADVANCE OF STRONGER PACIFIC STORM THAT WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THIS WEEKEND WITH GUSTY WINDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS THE
BURN SITE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
SATURDAY WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 27 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING WINDY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WIND 8 TO 12 MPH
    THROUGH MID MORNING. THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MINNICK
REQUESTED BY...MATT SEELY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110218.MIDDL.01/TWC