FNUS75 KTWC 261827
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SULPHER SPRINGS...AIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1127 AM MST TUE MAR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1114 MST ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE WE CAN, IF TIME PERMITS
PLEASE USE THE FEEDBACK OPTION TO SEND BACK THE WEATHER THAT
OCCURRED DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD YOU REQUESTED. AN EXAMPLE, THE
HIGH TEMP, MIN RH AND WIND SPEED FOR THE DAY OR THE WEATHER THAT WAS
OCCURRING DURING YOUR PRESCRIBED BURN.

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN CONCERN FOR THE FIRE LOCATION IS WIND GUSTS THROUGH THE NEXT
24 TO 48 HOURS. SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH EXPECTED
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD TRANSITION TO
SOUTHWESTERLY BY AROUND 4 PM...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 10 TO
12 MPH...BUT WITH INCREASING WIND GUSTS UP TO 15 TO 20 MPH. THE
WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE WITHIN A HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNSET...AND THEN
REMAIN LIGHT OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 TO 8 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    BEFORE SUNSET. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AFTER
                    10 PM TONIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 79 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...BROST
REQUESTED BY...WALTER ROSAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130326.SULPH.01/TWC

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