FNUS75 KTWC 151359
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAHUARITA...ADC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
659 AM MST MON APR 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0644 MST ON APRIL 15.
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.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN
STATES WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY TO
THE BURN AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THESE STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER
RATING WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND
TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 50 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 58 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 TO 42 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING A BIT OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
 55 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...KATIE MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130415.SAHUA.01/TWC

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