FNUS75 KTWC 282330 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER CREEK...USFS CNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 430 PM MST TUE JUN 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1601 MST ON JUNE 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MID LEVEL MOISTURE WORKING ITS WAY INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING ACROSS MAINLY EXTREME SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF ARIZONA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THIS EVENING. AS WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WITH DRY LOW LEVELS...STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP. EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY ON WEDNESDAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE LATE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING HOURS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 69 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........32 TO 37 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT UNTIL 2300...THEN 0. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 97 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 3. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 UNTIL 1100...THEN 20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 68 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........48 TO 53 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT UNTIL 2300...THEN 1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...HEANEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110628.COPPE.02/TWC