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Spot Forecast for Mesa Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
617 AM MST Tue Apr 16 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on April 16.

.DISCUSSION...Dry and warm with a warming trend the next few days. Min RH values
will generally be below 15 percent with nighttime recoveries around 35 percent.
Typical diurnal wind trends most of the week, with breezy southwest winds Friday as
a weak dry weather system pushes across the area.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....69-72 degrees.
Min humidity........13-16 percent.
20-foot winds.......Light southwest wind 2 to 4 mph becoming southwest 7 to 10 mph
                    around noon, then west 9 to 13 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL increasing to 7600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 5 knots shifting to the west
                    around 11 knots in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....44-47 degrees.
Max humidity........33-36 percent.
20-foot winds.......West winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the early evening,
                    becoming downslope 2 to 5 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 6 to 11 knots.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....74-77 degrees.
Min humidity........9-12 percent.
20-foot winds.......Light upslope wind 2 to 5 mph in the morning becoming southwest to west
                    8 to 12 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL increasing to 7700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 6 to 13 knots.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

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Forecaster...RASMUSSEN
Requested by...Joe Names
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410278.5/TWC
.DELDT 04/16/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL joseph.names@usda.gov

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