FNUS75 KTWC 051551
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIDDE...SAN CARLOS AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
851 AM MST WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0827 MST ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE STEERING FLOW WILL
BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE
TODAY. THEREAFTER...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE
WESTERN STATES WILL BRING MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA FRIDAY
AND THIS WEEKEND. STILL HOT TODAY AND THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY SOME
MODERATION IN DAYTIME TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND.

THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
THURSDAY AND MORE SO FRIDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES TO OUR
NORTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER 11 AM MST IN THE
                    MOUNTAINS...POSSIBLY IMPACTING FIRE WITH GUSTY
                    WINDS OR RAIN AFTER 1 PM MST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....99 TO 101 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 10 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OR SHOWERS.
LAL.................1 TIL 11 AM MST...THEN BECOMING 3.
CHANCE OF RAIN......TIL 1 PM MST 10 PERCENT...THEN 30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 68 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................3 TIL 7 PM MST...THEN 1 BY MIDNIGHT .
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT TIL 7 PM MST...THEN 10 PERCENT TIL
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95 TO 98 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    AND GUSTY AT TIMES.
LAL.................1 TIL 1 PM MST...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT TIL 1 PM MST 20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...PHOENIX INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.KIDDE.01/TWC