FNUS75 KTWC 160444
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
943 PM MST THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2150 MST ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING...INCLUDING THE TURKEY FLAT
PRESCRIBED BURN AREA...

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. 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.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33 TO 38 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........27 TO 32 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 66 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 TO 8 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    NEAR 22 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...SARA SEXSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120315.TURKE.03/TWC