FNUS75 KTWC 121443 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD MONKEY...SAN CARLOS AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 743 AM MST SUN JUL 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0730 MST ON JULY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY...HELPING TO DIMINISH THE CHANCES OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE SITE. WHILE THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ARE NORTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE...GIVEN THE ELEVATION OBSERVERS WILL WANT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT DURING THE AFTERNOON FOR TOWERING CUMULUS CLOUD DEVELOPMENT...AS THIS MAY SIGNAL A POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORM. DAYTIME WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO COME FROM THE SOUTH AT SPEEDS MAINLY BELOW 10 MPH. WITH THE NORTH ASPECT...HOWEVER...SOME SHIELDING MAY OCCUR...ALLOWING FOR TERRAIN EFFECTS OR EVEN LOWER WIND SPEEDS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP NEAR THE FIRE SITE WILL GIVE RISE TO GUSTY...ERRATIC WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 TO 92 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 61 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........52 TO 57 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 89 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 26 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...PHOENIX INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090712.WILDM.01/TWC