FNUS75 KTWC 171457 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE FLAT...SAN CARLOS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 757 AM MST WED JUN 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JUNE 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTHERN BAJA COAST. THIS WILL PRODUCE MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING AND THE RISK CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AFTERNOON WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DIRECTION BEING MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. HOWEVER...GIVEN THAT THE BURN SITE IS ON THE NORTHERN ASPECT...TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL COME INTO PLAY WHICH MAY CAUSE MORE VARIABILITY IN WIND DIRECTION BY AFTERNOON. ALSO...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER OR NEAR THE BURN SITE WILL CREATE ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 82 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 11 MPH. LAL.................2. CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...DENNIS LOGAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090617.PINEF.01/TWC