FNUS75 KTWC 161324 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR ELKHORN...BLM SAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 623 AM MST TUE JUN 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0554 MST ON JUNE 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SPREAD SOME HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN BEGIN TO TAP SOME MOISTURE...RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. EXPECT BREEZY WINDS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER..............MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE..........86 TO 91 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY.............9 TO 14 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS............SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. LAL......................1. CHANCE OF RAIN...........0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX.............5 MODERATE. FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER..............PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE..........57 TO 62 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY.............30 TO 35 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS............SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE EVENING. LAL......................1. CHANCE OF RAIN...........0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX.............5 MODERATE. FREE-AIR WIND (10K FT)...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...MARK PATER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090616.ELKHO.01/TWC