FNUS75 KPSR 191558
FWSPSR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT RIVER...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
858 AM MST SUN JUL 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0809 MST ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH A
FEW DEGREES OF COOLING MONDAY. FAMILIAR DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY...FAVORING WESTERLY DIRECTIONS...WITH SOMEWHAT
STRONGER SPEEDS MONDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
OVER SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY WILL QUITE POSSIBLY PRODUCE
STRONG...GUSTY...AND VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE FIRE LATER TODAY.
ANTICIPATE SIMILAR THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE OVER SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY TODAY
AS YESTERDAY...IF NOT A BIT MORE. WETTING RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH
THE STRONGER STORMS BUT WITH VERY ISOLATED COVERAGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100 UPPER ELEVATIONS...AROUND 109 LOWER
                    ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 8-12 MPH FAVORING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73-79.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-53 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING MOSTLY LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 0 PERCENT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 105.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY IN THE MORNING
                    ...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 10 PERCENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AJ
REQUESTED BY...PHOENIX INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.SALTR.01/PSR