FNUS75 KTWC 071625 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY LAKE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 925 AM MST TUE JUL 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 903 MST ON JULY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ALTHOUGH THE HIGHEST THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TODAY...ENOUGH MOISTURE REMAINS IN THE LOWER LEVELS NEAR THE WILDFIRE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS WILL LACK THE AREAL COVERAGE...THEY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG...ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT WARMING AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. IN ADDITION...EXPECT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DECREASE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 96 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 27 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG...ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...THEN 3. CHANCE OF RAIN......5 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 66 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY STRONG...ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................3 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1. CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...THEN 5 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 97 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 26 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH IN AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...THEN 2. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...THEN 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...BUDDY TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU .TAG 20090707.DRYLA.01/TWC