FNUS75 KPSR 181439
FWSPSR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TREE 2...SAN CARLOS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
739 AM MST WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0655 MST ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AND UNSEASONABLY COLD PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY
MOVE EAST ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY OVER SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY...CONTINUING INTO
THE EVENING HOURS WITH PEAK GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH EXPECTED. LESS
WIND IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY. DESPITE THE STRONG WIND...HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BE ELEVATED AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED. THE LOW WILL LEAD TO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS
AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS MAINLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......WINDY. WEST WINDS BECOMING 21 TO 26 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......WINDY EVENING. WEST WINDS 24 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 5 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS BECOMING 12 TO 17 MPH BY AFTERNOON...
                    WITH A FEW PEAK GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CB
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE KEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110518.TREE2.01/PSR