FNUS75 KTWC 212124
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON...TONTO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
225 PM MST MON SEP 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1412 MST ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER THE FIRE SITE...POSSIBLY GIVING RISE TO AN ISOLATED
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. WINDS NEAR ANY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM MAY
BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC. FIELD OBSERVERS SHOULD WATCH FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF TOWERING CUMULUS...AS THESE CLOUDS ARE EARLY
INDICATORS OF THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP OVER ARIZONA. WINDS WILL FOLLOW TYPICAL
DIURNAL PATTERNS TODAY...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT EAST BY LATE
TOMORROW MORNING. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS THIS
HAPPENS TO AROUND 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 82 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 26 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT UNTIL 2300...THEN 0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 TO 76 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE
                    LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...DUANE CHAPMAN AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090921.ANDER.01/TWC