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FNUS75 KTWC 241958
FWSTWC

Spot Forecast for Rocky...BIA
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
1258 PM MST Fri May 24 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 MST on May 24.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...Dry, warm, and windy conditions expected through the
weekend. Southwesterly winds of 13 mph with late afternoon gusts
of 22 mph for today and then increasing up to 25 mph with gusts up
to 35 mph for Saturday. Min RHs will be bottom out in the single
digits today and in the lower teens for tomorrow. Temperatures
will briefly dip a few degrees on Saturday and then a warming
phase by the end of the weekend.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....83-86 degrees.
Min humidity........7-10 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 8 to 13 mph with gusts to
                    up to 22 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......9400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 17 knots.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....52-55 degrees.
Max humidity........40-43 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 7 to 12 knots.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....76-79 degrees.
Min humidity........12-15 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 18 to 25 mph with gusts to
                    up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL increasing to 8300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 12 knots increasing to west
                    around 22 knots in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...STRONGMAN
Requested by...Shelley Morgado
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415061.0/TWC
.DELDT 05/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL azphc@firenet.gov

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