FNUS75 KTWC 072258
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURPHY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
358 PM MST TUE JUN 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1539 MST ON JUNE 07.
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 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. THUS
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING
HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. SLIGHTLY LESS WIND IS EXPECTED
THURSDAY AS THE MID-LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOSENS. HOWEVER...
CRITICAL FIRE THRESHOLDS MAY OCCUR AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
FRIDAY EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 96 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 TO 8 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 62 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 96 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 TO 8 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.


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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...FIRE BEHAVIOR ANALYST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110607.MURPH.01/TWC