FNUS75 KTWC 251331
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELWOOD...SAN CARLOS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
631 AM MST FRI MAY 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0609 MST ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE WEST WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT
IN STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS OCCURRING LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH AN EXTREMELY DRY AIR MASS AND RESULT IN CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING BRIEFLY
OVERNIGHT WITH DECENT OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY BEFORE
STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS AGAIN TOMORROW. WINDS
COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH DURING THE DAY TOM MORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 85 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49 TO 54 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 TO 52 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MINNICK
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS LOGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120525.ELWOO.01/TWC