FNUS75 KTWC 231437 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR BELLOWS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 737 AM MST SAT JUL 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0713 MST ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL GENERALLY REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE. STILL CAN NOT RULE OUT A FEW ISOLATED STORMS WITH THE EXTREMELY MOIST ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAINFALL ALONG WITH STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE VERY GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 84 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........39 TO 44 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 THROUGH 12 PM THEN 2 AFTER 12 PM. CHANCE OF RAIN......0 PERCENT THROUGH 12 PM THEN 20 PERCENT AFTER 12 PM. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 69 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........71 TO 76 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................3. CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 85 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........42 TO 47 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 6 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................2 THROUGH 12 PM THEN 5 AFTER 12 PM. CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT THROUGH 12 PM THEN 60 PERCENT AFTER 12 PM. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...SARA SEXSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110723.BELLO.01/TWC