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FNUS75 KTWC 250139
FWSTWC

Spot Forecast for Dotbug...DFFM
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
639 PM MST Fri May 24 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0000 MST on May 25.

.DISCUSSION...A dry weather system will pass through Saturday
leading to breezy winds out of the southwest with gusts up to 25
mph. Temperatures will be slightly below normal for this time of
year with min RH around 10 percent. Winds decrease after sundown
and remain 5 to 10 mph into Sunday. Overnight RH recoveries will
be in the low to mid 30s.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....87-90 degrees.
Min humidity........10-13 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 12 to 16 mph with gusts 20
                    to 25 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL increasing to 9300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 11 to 18 knots.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....58-61 degrees.
Max humidity........33-36 percent.
20-foot winds.......West southwest winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the
                    southeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 9 knots shifting to the south
                    around 6 knots overnight.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....91-94 degrees.
Min humidity........9-12 percent.
20-foot winds.......South winds up to 5 to 8 mph before 10 AM,
                    shifting to the west northwest 5 to 10 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL increasing to 7900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 4 knots shifting to the west
                    around 8 knots in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...HARDIN
Requested by...chantal brooks
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415036.1/TWC
.DELDT 05/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL aidclogistics@dffm.az.gov

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