FNUS75 KTWC 041947
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIDDE...SAN CARLOS AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1246 PM MST TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1229 MST ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STILL LOOKING AT ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THEREFORE...EXPECT STORMS NEARBY WITH GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE.

A BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN CAN BE EXPECTED AS A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN LATE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO
THE AREA...SIMILAR TO A SPRING TIME SYSTEM. ALONG WITH THE INCREASE
IN WIND...EXPECT DECREASING RAIN CHANCES LATE THIS WEEK WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES COOLING TO NORMAL LEVELS THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH 4 PM MST...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100 TO 102 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 16 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
                    FROM DISTANT THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 TIL 4 PM MST...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT TIL 4 PM MST...THEN 10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 68 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE FROM DISTANT THUNDERSTORMS.
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY LESS THAN 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 TIL 9 PM MST...THEN 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT TIL 9 PM MST...THEN 0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100 TO 102 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH BY MID MORNING.
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON UP TO 18 MPH.
LAL.................1 TIL 3 PM MST...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT TIL 3 PM MST...THEN 10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...PHOENIX INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.KIDDE.01/TWC