FNUS75 KTWC 141632
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
932 AM MST WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 14. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AND
ESPECIALLY SUNDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRENGTHENING PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS MAY BE APPROACHED SATURDAY
AS DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST EVEN THOUGH 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS MAY
BE MARGINAL FOR RED FLAG CRITERIA. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SUNDAY BUT INCREASED MOISTURE WILL LIKELY PREVENT CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS FROM OCCURRING. THEREAFTER...VALLEY RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW
AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 TO 8 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 11 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 41 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........22 TO 27 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 TO 8 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 11 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20 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...SHOW LOW DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.MESA_.01/TWC