FNUS75 KTWC 271928
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR T2...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1228 PM MST WED FEB 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1150 MST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH THIN CLOUDS AND DRY.  STRONGEST WINDS DURING AFTERNOON PEAK
HEATING FROM 1 TO 3 PM WITH WIND BECOMING DIURNAL IN NATURE AFTER
SUNSET. RIDGE BUILDING IN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY FOR WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND A DIURNAL WIND PATTERN OVER THE BURN AREA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 12 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EASTERLY WIND AT 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST
                    AT 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER NOON. GUSTS
                    DECREASING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26 TO 31 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 61 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 14 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST
                    8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...EDEN HARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130227.T2___.01/TWC

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