FNUS75 KTWC 210054
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUKE...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
554 PM MST SUN MAR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1730 MST ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AND
MONDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT...ESPECIALLY LATE
MONDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. AS A
RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST
MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A MINIMAL MOISTURE INCREASE ON MONDAY WITH
ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY. RAIN CHANCES
WILL INCREASE INTO THE CHANCE CATEGORY MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH THROUGH AROUND 1900 THEN BECOMING SOUTH AT 12
                    TO 17 MPH DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WIND 17 TO
                    27 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 45 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WILKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110320.DUKE_.01/TWC