FNUS75 KTWC 121953 FWSTWC SPOT FORECAST FOR CAVE CREEK...SAN CARLOS AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1253 PM MST THU JUL 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1241 MST ON JULY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE. AS STORM MOTION IS EASTERLY...MAY SEE THIS ACTIVITY MOVE OVER THE FIRE SITE BETWEEN 1400 AND 1500 THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHTNING...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS...AND BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE RISK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN 2000 AND 2200 THIS EVENING...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR A SLIGHT RISK OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. FOR FUTURE SPOT REQUESTS...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN PHOENIX...AS THE FIRE SITE FALLS IN THEIR COUNTY WARNING AREA. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85 TO 90 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................4. CHANCE OF RAIN......30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56 DEGS. MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 95 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN 3. CHANCE OF RAIN......40 PERCENT UNTIL 2400...THEN 20 PCT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 93 DEGS. MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 26 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................3 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4. CHANCE OF RAIN......20 PERCENT UNTIL 1200...THEN 30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER REQUESTED BY...DUANE CHAPMAN AFMO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120712.CAVEC.01/TWC