FNUS75 KTWC 252326
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LYLE CANYON RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
426 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MONDAY...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1635 MST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA ON MONDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE AREA. THESE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
EASILY MEET CRITERIA FOR A RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA BUT MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STAY
SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD OF 15 PERCENT. LOCALIZED
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BE PRESENT.

THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY...BUT WINDS WILL
STILL BE LOCALLY BREEZY OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST...BUT NOT
NEARLY AS STRONG AS ON MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12
                    TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 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...SARA SEXSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120225.LYLEC.01/TWC