FNUS75 KTWC 091807
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROMEO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1106 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 MST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESIDING IN NEW MEXICO WILL
RESULT IN BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY EAST WINDS ACROSS THE RX BURN AREA
TODAY. EAST WINDS WILL WEAKEN BUT CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND
INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THEN BECOME WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY EAST WINDS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
NEAR 15 PERCENT MAY BRIEFLY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD NOR LONG-LIVED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 61 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31 TO 36 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUST TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY/MONDAY/TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WILL BE
BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS BRINGING STRONG EAST WINDS
TODAY AND ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST OF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.

THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA...WITH WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH EACH DAY. THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BE DRY WITH HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PCT IN THE
AFTERNOON...RECOVERING TO NEAR 30 PCT OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...DREW LEIENDECKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120310.ROMEO.02/TWC