FNUS75 KPSR 092145
FWSPSR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...ENGINE 35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
245 PM MST FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1425 MST ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE IS AN INCREASING LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPS INTO THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST AND MOISTURE INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION. THE GREATEST
LIKELIHOOD OF STORMS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-69 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING EAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PCT.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MM
REQUESTED BY...TONTO FUELS CREW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.COTTO.01/PSR