FNUS75 KPSR 171808
FWSPSR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT RIVER...TONTO NATIONAL FOREST-TONTO BASIN RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1108 AM MST FRI JUL 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1043 MST ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE EXISTS FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER ZONE 133.
CURRENT LIGHT WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO SOUTHWESTERLY. HOWEVER...GUSTY
AND VARIABLE WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP. ALSO...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE. MIN RH
VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...THERE
WILL BE A DECREASING CHANCE OF STORMS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WHILE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....105-109.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 30 PERCENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 0 PERCENT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....109-113.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 20 PERCENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MP
REQUESTED BY...PHOENIX INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090717.SALTR.01/PSR