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FNUS75 KTWC 202138
FWSTWC

Spot Forecast for Foote Fire...National RIST
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
238 PM MST Thu Jun 20 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MST on June 21.
.DISCUSSION...

Very warm afternoon temperatures this afternoon becoming more
seasonable tomorrow, highs around 80 degrees and overnight lows around
65 degrees. A deep push of moisture moves into the area with
minimum relative humidity around 38-40 percent and overnight maximum
relative humidity around 65-68 percent. This will help with creating
partly to mostly cloudy skies. South winds around 10-15 MPH with gusts
to 30 MPH in the afternoon hours. Expect a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon with an increasing chance of showers and
thunderstorms tomorrow.


.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
LAL.................3.
Max temperature.....78-81 degrees.
Min humidity........38-41 percent.
20-foot winds.......South winds 9 to 14 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL increasing to 5500 ft AGL late in
                    the morning.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 16 knots.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening, then slight
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent decreasing to 20 percent overnight.
LAL.................3.
Min temperature.....63-66 degrees.
Max humidity........65-68 percent.
20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL early in
                    the evening.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 12 knots.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......50 percent.
LAL.................3.
Max temperature.....81-84 degrees.
Min humidity........32-35 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 3700 ft AGL early in
                    the morning, then increasing to 5800 ft AGL
                    late in the morning increasing to 7800 ft AGL
                    late in the morning increasing to 9900 ft AGL
                    decreasing to 7800 ft AGL early in the
                    afternoon decreasing to 5400 ft AGL decreasing
                    to 3000 ft AGL late in the afternoon decreasing
                    to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 6 to 8 knots.

$$
Forecaster...MALARKEY
Requested by...Planning Lead
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416461.0/TWC
.DELDT 06/20/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL joey_kosiorowski@FIRENET.GOV

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