FNUS75 KTWC 041727 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR SKYLINE...SAN CARLOS AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1011 AM MST FRI SEP 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1009 MST ON SEPTEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER WESTERN ARIZONA WILL RESULT IN A NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF ARIZONA. EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE RIM AND TRACK SOUTH ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. ALTHOUGH ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANY ALL THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. OTHERWISE...A DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO ARIZONA SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN MORE WIDESPREAD STORM ACTIVITY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 4. CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT UNTIL NOON...THEN 50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........69 TO 74 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH MIDNIGHT. LAL.................4 IN THE EVENING...THEN 2. CHANCE OF RAIN......50 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...THEN 10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........38 TO 43 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................2 IN THE MORNING...THEN 4. CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...THEN 60 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...IC MARK JAMES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090904.SKYLI.01/TWC