FNUS75 KTWC 012137
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LYLE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
237 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1450 MST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER THE BURN SITE. WHILE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND
SPEEDS AND GUSTS TO REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA...THEY ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THOSE SPEEDS FOR VERY LONG. FIELD OBSERVERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN
2000 AND 2300 THIS EVENING BEFORE BECOMING BREEZY ONCE AGAIN LATE
TOMORROW MORNING...AROUND 1100. A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BE MOVING INTO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A
CONSIDERABLE WARMING TREND. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT WITH
NORMAL DIURNAL TRENDS THROUGH MONDAY. THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN
A BIT BY TUESDAY AS ANOTHER TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA RESULTING IN
SOME POSSIBLE AFTERNOON BREEZES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 69 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 44 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........34 TO 39 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 16 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.



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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SARA SEXSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120301.LYLER.02/TWC