FNUS75 KTWC 301754
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLIND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1055 AM MST WED MAR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1046 MST ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE
WEST WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY. EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS WITH ONLY MODEST NIGHTTIME RECOVERY. LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING.

A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH
WINDY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH THE DRY
AIRMASS IN PLACE MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH BECOMING WEST 11 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 47 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........29 TO 34 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 81 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110330.BLIND.01/TWC