FNUS75 KTWC 141804
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY FLAT...CORONADO NF, D-3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1105 AM MST WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 15. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THIS WEEKEND...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. EXPECT VALLEY RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW
AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32 TO 37 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY /SIGNIFICANT HIGH CLOUDS/.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 64 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT   GLASPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120315.TURKE.01/TWC