FNUS75 KTWC 181316
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER BASIN...TUCSON DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
616 AM MST SAT MAY 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0559 MST ON MAY 18. 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 DRY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE
TODAY...THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM WILL
BE DRY...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL COOL OFF AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 79 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO
                    16 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 81 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SARA SEXSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130518.SOLDI.01/TWC

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