FNUS75 KTWC 100159
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSESHOE 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
659 PM MST MON MAY 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1841 MST ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS
EVENING...THOUGH SOME GUSTS MAY STILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT TONIGHT. SCATTERED CLOUD COVER WILL HELP MOISTURE RECOVERIES
TONIGHT. ADVANCING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS
TOMORROW AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. TOMORROW WILL BE WINDY
ONCE MORE...WITH WIND SPEEDS MEETING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
THRESHOLDS BY LATE MORNING. PEAK WIND SPEEDS TOMORROW ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 1500 AND 1900 MST BEFORE DIMINISHING...FALLING
BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS AFTER 1900...THOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TOMORROW NIGHT ARE POSSIBLE. CALMER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
WEDNESDAY AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP OVER THE STATE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 53 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 TO 42 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH DECREASING TO 11 TO 19 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 75 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 28 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST 18 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    50 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO
                    14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JIM COLEMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110509.HORSE.01/TWC