FNUS75 KTWC 262216
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LYLE...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
316 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR
GRAHAM...COCHISE AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE
DANGER RATING...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1557 MST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST
TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR GRAHAM...COCHISE AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING AND MOISTURE WILL INCREASE.
THUS...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS GRAHAM
AND NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTIES NORTHEAST OF TUCSON TUESDAY.
THEREAFTER...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING TREND DURING THE
LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 TO 46 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH DURING THE EARLY EVENING...THEN WINDS
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120226.LYLE_.01/TWC