FNUS75 KTWC 291759
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSHY...USFS CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1054 AM MST TUE JUN 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1024 MST ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A GRADUAL INCREASE IN AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH WETTING RAINS...IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN COLORADO FEEDS MOISTURE
FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. THIS EAST FLOW
AT RIDGETOP LEVEL WILL OCCASIONALLY OFFSET TYPICAL UPSLOPE/
UPVALLEY AFTERNOON WINDS INTO THE FIRE AREA...LEADING TO
SHIFTING AND HIGHLY VARIABLE WINDS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...ANY
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE SITE WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS. AT NIGHT...THE PREVAILING EAST FLOW MAY
OCCASIONALLY ENHANCE DOWNSLOPE WINDS NEAR THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 96 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 18 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH...OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING TO WEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH. HIGHLY VARIABLE WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50
                    MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 66 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 70 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 88 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 24 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH...OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING TO WEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHLY VARIABLE
                    WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

LAL.................4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL LEWTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100629.BRUSH.01/TWC