FNUS75 KTWC 121330
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSESHOE 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
630 AM MST TUE JUL 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0622 MST ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS
MORNING OVER THE FIRE AREA WITH THE ACTIVITY BECOMING SCATTERED
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. EXPECT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN NEAR THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY. THE
THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS A
PACIFIC TROUGH PUSHES MOISTURE TO THE EAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 87 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 TO 36 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PCT UNTIL 1200...THEN 40 PCT.
HAINES INDEX........2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 TO 71 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH UP TO 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PCT UNTIL 2400...THEN 10 PCT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 89 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 TO 31 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PCT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...GEOFF WALLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110712.HORSE.01/TWC