FNUS75 KPSR 041643 FWSPSR SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTON FIRE...PHOENIX FIRE DEPT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 942 AM MST FRI NOV 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0919 MST ON NOVEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...UP TO 45 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY WITH THE COLD FRONT...ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83 DEGREES. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PCT. WIND...20 FOOT......EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...STARTING AFTER 1400 HOURS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52 DEGREES. MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PCT. WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....80 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68 DEGREES. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PCT. WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...VM REQUESTED BY...CHRIS DECHANT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111104.COTTO.01/PSR