FNUS75 KPSR 231709
FWSPSR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEY...TONTO NATIONAL FOREST-TONTO BASIN RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1009 AM MST THU JUL 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 MST ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST
OF PHOENIX TODAY. WITH CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT JUST STARTING EAST OF GILA
COUNTY...IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND
PROPAGATE WESTWARD. DAYTIME HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED OVER THE
FIRE SITE. ASIDE FROM VARIABLE AND GUSTY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW...EXPECT
UPSLOPE WINDS FAVORING THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST OVER THE AREA DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...MP
REQUESTED BY...PHOENIX INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090723.PINEY.01/PSR