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FNUS75 KTWC 121448
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Spot Forecast for Mesa Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
748 AM MST Fri Apr 12 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MST on April 12.

.DISCUSSION... A dry weather system will push through today resulting
in breezy southerly winds with gusts around 30 MPH this afternoon. High
temperature will be in the mid 70s with minimum RH in the teens. Wind
speeds will be at critical thresholds for Red Flag conditions, however,
Red Flag Warnings will not be issued due to the current fuel conditions
across the broader region. After the weather system passes through today,
winds will be calmer with gusts up to 20 MPH in the afternoon hours.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....73-76 degrees.
Min humidity........11-14 percent.
20-foot winds.......South winds 13 to 18 mph with gusts to around
                    30 mph.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL increasing to 12200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 17 to 25 knots.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....43-46 degrees.
Max humidity........45-48 percent.
20-foot winds.......West winds 8 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 31 mph in
                    the evening.
Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 6 to 15 knots.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....69-72 degrees.
Min humidity........12-15 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 7600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 knots shifting to the
                    southwest around 13 knots in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

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Forecaster...MALARKEY
Requested by...Joe Names
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410278.2/TWC
.DELDT 04/12/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL joseph.names@usda.gov

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