FNUS75 KTWC 101649
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUERTA BLANCA...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
948 AM MST TUE MAY 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0912 MST ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF
ARIZONA WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY.
GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.

OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AND A RAPID WARMING TREND
WILL OCCUR DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT BUILDS BACK ACROSS THE REGION. THERE WILL ALSO BE LESS WIND
THIS WEEK...ALTHOUGH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BREEZINESS CAN
STILL BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONG HEATING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 81 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH
                    AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH BY MID
                    EVENING. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110510.PUERT.01/TWC