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FNUS75 KTWC 220055
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENSON 1...AIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
555 PM MST TUE MAY 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1736 MST ON MAY 21.
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...HIGH PRESSURE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. A TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE REGION NORTH
OF US LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AT TIMES. HOWEVER...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS
FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 97 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 TO 8 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 25 TO
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER/MOLLERE
REQUESTED BY...DAN BARTOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130521.BENSO.01/TWC

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