FNUS75 KTWC 241337
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD CANYON...AIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
637 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0621 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. SOME
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...BUT STILL
RATHER POOR. 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.....82 TO 87 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 85 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 35 MPH...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........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ZELLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120524.HOWAR.01/TWC