FNUS75 KTWC 221607
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENSON 1...ADC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
907 AM MST WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0853 MST ON MAY 22.
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...
DRY HOT AND BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF
THE AREA. A TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE REGION NORTH OF US THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL GENERATE GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AT TIMES...HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
STAY JUST BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS FOR THE WILDFIRE
AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 TO 97 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........2 TO 6 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH THIS MORNING. INCREASING
                    TO 8 TO 13 MPH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 64 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 24 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. DIMINISHING AFTER 8 PM AND
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 95 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 TO 6 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 57 TO 62. HIGHS 91 TO 96. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 2 TO 7 PCT.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 57 TO 62. HIGHS 91 TO 96. LIGHT WINDS. MINIMUM
HUMIDITY 1 TO 6 PCT.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 56 TO 61. HIGHS 90 TO 95. LIGHT WINDS. MINIMUM
HUMIDITY 1 TO 6 PCT.

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FORECASTER...MEYER
REQUESTED BY...TODD FOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130522.BENSO.01/TWC

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