FNUS75 KPSR 181622
FWSPSR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT RIVER...TONTO NATIONAL FOREST-TONTO BASIN RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
922 AM MST SAT JUL 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0903 MST ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PERSISTENCE IS THE RULE TODAY. ONCE AGAIN...SUFFICIENT MOISTURE
EXISTS FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SITE. EXPECT LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING TRANSITIONING TO SOUTHWESTERLY
THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...NEAR THUNDERSTORMS...EXPECT GUSTY AND
VARIABLE WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH. STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL MOVE IN
A NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. ALSO...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF STORMS WILL DECREASE OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 108.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 20 PERCENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 0 PERCENT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 109.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 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 20090718.SALTR.01/PSR