FNUS75 KTWC 131438
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESA RX...USFS CLIFTON RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
737 AM MST FRI APR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0720 MST ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING ARIZONA WILL RESULT
IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE
BURN SITE WITH BORDERLINE RED FLAG CONDITIONS AT THE BURN SITE
EXPECTED. THUS...FIRE CREWS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION TODAY.
AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES IN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES...INCREASED MOISTURE AND SHOWERS/SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE IN. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY SATURDAY AS WELL.
THEREAFTER...A DRYING AND WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED STARTING SUNDAY
AND CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 68 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 41 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN......60 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN MCKNIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120413.MESAR.01/TWC