FNUS75 KTWC 261705
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1004 AM MST THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0944 MST ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE FIRE SITE
TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. HIGHER HUMIDITIES
WILL OVERSPREAD THE FIRE AREA FROM THE WEST DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO RESULT IN MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES...AS WELL AS A FEW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LESS WIND AND A RAPID WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR BEHIND
THIS SYSTEM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 81 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 TO 52 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH BY LATE EVENING...AND THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 77 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO NEAR
                    25 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...SARA SEXSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120426.CEDAR.01/TWC