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FNUS75 KTWC 290434
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Spot Forecast for Rocky...IMT Team 3
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
934 PM MST Tue May 28 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0000 MST on May 29.

.DISCUSSION...Dry conditions with breezy afternoons. Min RH
values in the single digits with poor overnight recoveries.
Gusty winds at times in the afternoons, with typical lighter
downslope trends overnight. Temperatures several degrees above
average.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....87-90 degrees.
Min humidity........6-9 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southwest to west winds increasing to 8 to 12
                    mph. Gusts up to 23 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL increasing to 10500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 14 knots.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....56-59 degrees.
Max humidity........21-24 percent.
20-foot winds.......West to northwest winds 6 to 10 mph with gusts to
                    around 16 mph shifting to the northeast 4 to 7 mph
                    overnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL decreasing to 100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 11 knots shifting to the north
                    around 7 knots overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....88-91 degrees.
Min humidity........7-10 percent.
20-foot winds.......West winds increasing to 7 to 11 mph. Gusts up to
                    21 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL increasing to 10200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 6 to 11 knots.

$$
Forecaster...MEYER
Requested by...Jeannie Duncan
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415103.1/TWC
.DELDT 05/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jyduncan@blm.gov

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