FNUS75 KTWC 161220 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR ELWOOD...SAN CARLOS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 520 AM MST WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0451 MST ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY...BUT DECREASING IN SPEED LATE TODAY AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. A WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING WELL NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE AREA FOR LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 TO 88 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH. BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 57 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 86 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...PUBLIC FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...DENNIS LOGAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120516.ELWOO.02/TWC