FNUS75 KTWC 091824
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOOL CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1124 AM MST WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1114 MST ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE MOVING SOUTH OF ARIZONA WILL BRING
MOISTURE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THIS MOISTURE...COMBINED
WITH DAYTIME HEATING...WILL CREATE AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING IN THE AREA...THE RISK FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS FROM
NEARBY STORMS IS PRESENT. OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR
CONDITIONS AS NEARBY STORM CLOUDS MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OR
APPROACH OF THESE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AFTER 2000. LOW PRESSURE WILL
BEGIN TO EXIT THE AREA TOMORROW AS DRIER AIR RETURNS TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 74 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 39 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......70 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 49 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 TO 82 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT UNTIL 2300...THEN 0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SARA SEXSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120509.SCHOO.01/TWC