FNUS75 KTWC 210504
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR EMPIRE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1004 PM MST WED APR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2151 MST ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE OF MUCH CONCERN TONIGHT...AS
WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
RECOVER TO NEAR 50 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW...APPROACHING RED
FLAG CRITERIA BY BETWEEN 1100 AND 1400 AND REMAINING CLOSE TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON. WHILE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO RED FLAG
CRITERIA DUE TO OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS...WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS OVER A LARGE AREA OR FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. CREWS IN THE FIELD ARE ENCOURAGED TO
MONITOR OBSERVATIONS AND FORECASTS. SHOULD CONDITIONS CHANGE...A
SHORT FUSED RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 85 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO
                    17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JASON MCCLAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110420.EMPIR.01/TWC