FNUS75 KTWC 171840
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOKER...BIA, SAN CARLOS AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1140 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1121 MST ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE
DANGER RATING...INCLUDING THE HOOKER FIRE SITE...

.DISCUSSION...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST ARIZONA THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FOR TODAY...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES. THUS...A RED FLAG
WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. INCREASED
MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE WILDFIRE AREA TONIGHT WITH
INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES AFTER MIDNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY BY
SUNDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION MAY INITIALLY START AS RAINFALL BUT
WILL TURN TO SNOW AS MUCH COLDER AIR MOVES IN SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY BEFORE A DRYING TREND WITH GRADUALLY
WARMING TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 43 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST 12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SNOW
                    SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 47 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 TO 62 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO 22 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...LEMUEL JUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120317.HOOKE.01/TWC