FNUS75 KTWC 031717
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKYLINE...SAN CARLOS AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1017 AM MST THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 959 MST ON SEPTEMBER 3. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IN THE MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
OVER NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP OVER THE RIM AND PUSH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON OVER
THE FIRE. ALTHOUGH GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL TYPICALLY BE PRESENT WITH
THESE STORMS...ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ALL THUNDERSTORMS.
OTHERWISE...A FAVORABLE HIGH PRESSURE POSITION ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST...COUPLED WITH INCREASING MOISTURE IN ASSOCIATION WITH
WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM JIMENA...WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SCATTERED
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 86 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 TO 32 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTH WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2 IN THE MORNING...THEN 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING BECOMING 40 PERCENT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 TO 88 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................4 IN THE EVENING...THEN 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 10 PERCENT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 82 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 37 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2 IN THE MORNING...THEN 4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...THEN 40 PERCENT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...IC  MARK JAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.SKYLI.01/TWC