FNUS75 KTWC 091348 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSESHOE 2...USFS CNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 648 AM MST SAT JUL 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0627 MST ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING RAIN CHANCES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY. EXPECT ANOTHER NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHTLY BETTER RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 93 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 9 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................3. CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT UNTIL NOON...THEN 30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 68 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........57 TO 62 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................3. CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 TO 92 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................4. CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT UNTIL NOON...THEN 40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...GEOFF WALLIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110709.HORSE.01/TWC