280 
FNUS75 KTWC 232114
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASIN...SAN CARLOS AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
212 PM MST WED APR 23 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1359 MST ON APRIL 23. IF 
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE.

IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE WE CAN...IF TIME PERMITS 
PLEASE USE THE FEEDBACK OPTION TO SEND BACK THE WEATHER THAT 
OCCURRED DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD YOU REQUESTED. AN EXAMPLE...THE 
HIGH TEMP...MIN RH AND WIND SPEED FOR THE DAY OR THE WEATHER THAT 
WAS OCCURRING DURING YOUR PRESCRIBED BURN.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MAKING ITS WAY 
EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST 
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES COULD 
LEAD TO BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS 
AFTERNOON. 

OTHERWISE...ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK THROUGH THE 
REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BRINGING BREEZY TO WINDY SOUTHWEST 
WINDS FRIDAY...AND WINDY WEST WINDS SATURDAY. 

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72 DEGS. 
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 11 PCT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1. 
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. 
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. 

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 48 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........28 TO 31 PCT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE  
                    EARLY EVENING BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH 
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
LAL.................1. 
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. 
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. 

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 76 DEGS. 
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 10 PCT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT UPSLOPE WIND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 
                    12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
LAL.................1. 
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. 
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. 

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FORECASTER...RASMUSSEN
REQUESTED BY...DUANE CHAPMAN AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20140423.BASIN.01/TWC

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