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FNUS75 KTWC 281140
FWSTWC

Spot Forecast for Chitty Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
440 AM MST Tue May 28 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MST on May 28.

.DISCUSSION...Warm and dry through Wednesday, with just some high
clouds at times. Min RH values in the single digits and poor
overnight recoveries. Southwest to west winds during the afternoon
and early evening hours and then downslope winds during the late
evening and overnight hours. Breezy afternoon and early evening
winds Wednesday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....76-79 degrees.
Min humidity........7-10 percent.
20-foot winds.......Upslope 3 to 8 mph in the morning, becoming
                    southwest 6 to 11 mph by late morning and
                    continuing during the afternoon. Gusts to 20
                    mph.
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 13500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 12 knots.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....55-58 degrees.
Max humidity........20-23 percent.
20-foot winds.......Southwest to west 6 to 11 mph with gusts to
                    around 18 mph early in the evening, becoming
                    northwest 5 to 10 mph by mid evening and then
                    downslope 2 to 7 mph overnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 6 to 9 knots.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....76-79 degrees.
Min humidity........7-10 percent.
20-foot winds.......Upslope 3 to 8 mph in the morning, becoming
                    southwest 6 to 11 mph by late morning.
                    Southwest wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph
                    in the afternoon and becoming west in the
                    late afternoon. Afternoon gusts to near 30 mph
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 11000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 16 knots.

$$
Forecaster...ZELL
Requested by...Kohl Pelts
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415023.3/TWC
.DELDT 05/28/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kohl.pelts@usda.gov

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