FNUS75 KTWC 181428
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESA RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
728 AM MST WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH
THURSDAY. SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY FOR MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES. GENERALLY LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN MOSTLY SUNNY THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 79 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    6 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 53 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 78 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN J  THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.MESAR.01/TWC