FNUS75 KTWC 121253 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR...USDA FS, CLIFTON RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 553 AM MST TUE JUL 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0543 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 81 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 39 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................4. CHANCE OF RAIN......50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 59 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........63 TO 68 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................3. CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN J THOMPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110712.LITTL.01/TWC