FNUS75 KPSR 101538
FWSPSR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINAL  PILES RX...TONTO NATIONA FOREST, GRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
838 AM MST FRI APR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A WET PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE
AREA. NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND TURN TO
ALL SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MAINLY OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. MUCH COOLER WEATHER AND ELEVATED RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...BECOMING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 45 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-80 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CE
REQUESTED BY...QUENTIN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090410.PINAL.01/PSR