FNUS75 KTWC 241304 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR ELWOOD...SAN CARLOS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 604 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0542 MST ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...CONTINUED DRY AND BREEZY TO WINDY THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS TODAY BECOMING THE STRONGEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. DECENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ESPECIALLY WHEN COMPARED TO THE LAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS. WINDS EVEN STRONGER ON FRIDAY WITH THE WINDS COMMENCING AS EARLY AS JUST AFTER SUNRISE AND GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO LINGER LONGER ON FRIDAY THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL NOT EXPIRE UNTIL 11 PM MST FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 85 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 4 TO 9 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH DURING THE LATE EVENING. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 89 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DURING THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...DENNIS LOGAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120524.ELWOO.01/TWC