FNUS75 KPSR 241730 FWSPSR SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEY...USDA/FS/TONTO BASIN RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 1030 AM MST FRI JUL 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON JULY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECTING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAYTIME HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAIN ELEVATED OVER THE REGION. ASIDE FROM THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS SHOULD BECOME SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD GET BREEZY IF THE CLOUDS CLEAR AND THERE IS ENOUGH DIURNAL HEATING. ANTICIPATE SIMILAR CONDITIONS TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PCT. WIND...20 FOOT......LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-70. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PCT. WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. CWR.................40 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PCT. WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MP REQUESTED BY...PHOENIX DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090724.PINEY.01/PSR