FNUS75 KTWC 291430
FWSTWC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
730 AM MST FRI JUN 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0653 MST ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...INCREASED
MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS.

EXPECT STRONG AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO
DEVELOP. THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
50 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 93 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 69 DEGS.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 TO 52 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH EARLY EVENING GUSTS
                    AROUND 25 MPH. WINDS BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 7 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 93 DEGS.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS NEAR
                    30 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHANCE OF RAIN......10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER
REQUESTED BY...SARA SEXSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120629.COTTO.01/TWC