FNUS75 KTWC 171747
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA CATALINA PILES...CORONADO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1047 AM MST TUE JUL 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MST ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS MORNING
TRANSITIONS INTO AFTERNOON. THE INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER WILL ALSO
BRING AN INCREASED RISK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE
BEST CHANCES FOR ACTIVITY STARTING AFTER 1300 THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING UNTIL 2300 TONIGHT. OUTFLOWS FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP NEAR OR OVER THE BURN SITE WILL CREATE GUSTY...ERRATIC
WINDS. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST WILL BRING A
DECREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 77 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 TO 47 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT UNTIL 1200...THEN 30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 61 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 TO 66 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT UNTIL 2300...THEN 0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 82 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST UP TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT UNTIL 1200...THEN 10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...TDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120717.SANTA.01/TWC