FNUS75 KTWC 211556
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA CATALINA PILES...CORONADO NF, D-5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
855 AM MST WED MAR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MST ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AT THE
FIRE SITE WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS IN.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE BUT A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS
ARE LIKELY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LOWER OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 TO 42 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY THIS
                    EVENING WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 62 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.SANTA.01/TWC