FNUS75 KTWC 261728
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...AZ-CNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1028 AM MST TUE JUN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1016 MST ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENT FOR SCATTERED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE SITE. THE
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG...
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS POTENTIALLY TO AROUND 50 MPH. A GRADUAL
DRYING TREND IS ON TAP LATER THIS WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89 TO 94 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 72 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 TO 51 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................4.
CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89 TO 94 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 28 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MASSINGILL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120626.COTTO.01/TWC