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FNUS75 KTWC 161438
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED BIRD...ARIZONA STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
738 AM MST THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0727 MST ON MAY 16.
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...
...LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL 11 AM OR NOON...THEN THE
EASTERLY UPSLOPE WINDS SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO CLOSER TO 13 TO 18
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONGER WINDS SHOULD LAST UNTIL SUNSET
THEN SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATTERN TOMORROW
BUT TAKE ON A MORE SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST WITH VERY LITTLE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90 TO 95 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........2 TO 7 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 58 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........26 TO 31 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 14 MPH THROUGH 8 PM THEN DECREASING
                    TO 5 TO 7 MPH LATER IN THE EVENING. GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85 TO 90 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 TO 8 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...12 TO 17 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...BROST
REQUESTED BY...BEN BRAMWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130516.REDBI.01/TWC

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