FNUS75 KTWC 030305
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON...AZ-CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
752 PM MST TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1949 MST ON APRIL 02. 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...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS
AREA WILL BRING NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING TO THE FIRE AREA. A
GRADUAL WARMUP IN AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
WITH LOWERING MINIMUM HUMIDITIES.

...HEADS UP FOR NEXT WEEK...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST
TO MOVE INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS SYSTEM MAY
BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY MONDAY
DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT WIND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 74 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 49 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........29 TO 34 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RASMUSSEN
REQUESTED BY...DREW LIENDECKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130402.WASHI.01/TWC

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