FNUS75 KTWC 072254
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROMEO RX...CORONADO NF, D-3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
347 PM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE
DANGER RATING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 800 MST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN NORTHERN
ARIZONA HAS RESULTED IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...WITH SPEEDS
RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS...
COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE LED TO CONTINUED
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS COCHISE COUNTIES.

DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
DEVELOPS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. THESE EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST
INTO SATURDAY ALBEIT WEAKER THAN FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30 TO 35 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    40 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 59 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 14 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 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...ANDREW LEIENDEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120310.ROMEO.01/TWC