000 FNUS55 KPSR 072218 FWFPHX SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 300 PM MST SUN OCT 7 2001 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK... .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST ARIZONA BY MONDAY MORNING. WITH THE AIRMASS OVER ARIZONA MOIST AND UNSTABLE...THIS TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. IT WILL MOVE TO EASTERN ARIZONA BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. MEANWHILE... ANOTHER COLDER AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH APPROACHING WESTERN CANADA WILL DROP SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES BY TUESDAY. THE MAIN EFFECT OF THIS SYSTEM ON SOUTHERN ARIZONA WILL BE SOME BREEZINESS AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. ANOTHER SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST WAS TO MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO BY FRIDAY...BUT LATEST FORECAST CHARTS NOW INDICATE THAT IT WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE NORTH WITH LITTLE OR NO AFFECT ON ARIZONA. A NORTHWEST WIND FLOW ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THIS WEEK FOR DRY CONDITIONS. ZONE 32 AZZ021>023-026>028-081600- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-CENTRAL DESERTS- PHOENIX BLM/YUMA BLM/CAZ-CRZ- 300 PM MST SUN OCT 7 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER...SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPS...FROM THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 24 HR TRENDS...DOWN 3 TO 7 DEG. MAX RH...60 TO 80 PCT. 24 HR TRENDS...LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...LIGHT VARIABLE. RIDGE TOP...LIGHT WESTERLY. LAL...3 CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...30 PCT. .TOMORROW... SKY/WEATHER...A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPS...IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. 24 HR TRENDS...LITTLE CHANGE. MIN RH...30 TO 40 PCT. 24 HR TRENDS...DOWN 4 TO 8 PCT. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...BECOMING WESTERLY 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH. LAL...1 CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...20 PCT. .TOMORROW NIGHT... MIN TEMP TRENDS...DOWN 1 TO 2 DEG. MAX RH TRENDS...DOWN 8 TO 12 PCT. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY. RIDGE TOP...LIGHT VARIABLE TO WEST. LAL...1 CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...0 PCT. .NEXT DAY... SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. RIDGE TOP...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .EXTENDED FORECAST... >>SUSTAINED WINDS LESS THAN 20 MPH<< .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS MOSTLY IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS MOSTLY IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. $$ ZONE 33 AZZ024-081600- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHERN TONTO NF/WEST SAN CARLOS BIA/SOUTH PORTION FT APACHE BIA/ CAZ- 300 PM MST SUN OCT 7 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS EVENING...DECREASING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH STORMS. OTHERWISE VARIABLE CLOUDS. MIN TEMPS...FROM THE MID 50S TO THE LOWER 60S. 24 HR TRENDS...LITTLE CHANGE. MAX RH...75 TO 100 PCT. 24 HR TRENDS...LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY. RIDGE TOP...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH LAL...3 CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...60 PCT. .TOMORROW... SKY/WEATHER...A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPS...FROM THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 80. 24 HR TRENDS...LITTLE CHANGE. MIN RH...35 TO 50 PCT. 24 HR TRENDS...DOWN 12 TO 20 PCT. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...LIGHT WESTERLY TO VARIABLE. RIDGE TOP...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL...2 CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...40 PCT. .TOMORROW NIGHT... MIN TEMP TRENDS...DOWN 1 TO 3 DEG. MAX RH TRENDS...DOWN 5 TO 15 PCT. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY. RIDGE TOP...LIGHT WESTERLY. LAL...1 CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...0 PCT. .NEXT DAY... SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...WESTERLY 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH. .EXTENDED FORECAST... >>SUSTAINED WINDS LESS THAN 20 MPH<< .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS FROM THE UPPER 40S TO THE UPPER 50S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS FROM NEAR 70 TO THE LOWER 80S. .THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS FROM THE UPPER 40S TO THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS FROM NEAR 70 TO THE LOWER 80S. $$ ZONE 31 AZZ020-025-081600- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- YUMA BLM/CRZ- 300 PM MST SUN OCT 7 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY WINDS... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER...ISOLATED EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IS 20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPS...FROM THE MID 60S TO NEAR 70. 24 HR TRENDS...DOWN 2 TO 5 DEG. MAX RH...60 TO 75 PCT. 24 HR TRENDS...LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL...2 CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...20 PCT. .TOMORROW... SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPS...IN THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90. 24 HR TRENDS...UP TO 3 DEG. MIN RH...25 TO 35 PCT. 24 HR TRENDS...DOWN 2 TO 5 PCT. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. LAL...1 CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...0 PCT. .TOMORROW NIGHT... MIN TEMP TRENDS...DOWN 1 TO 3 DEG. MAX RH TRENDS...DOWN 4 TO 9 PCT. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL...1 CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN...0 PCT. .NEXT DAY... SKY/WEATHER...SUNNY. WINDS - 20 FEET... SLOPE/VALLEY...LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. .EXTENDED FORECAST... >>SUSTAINED WINDS LESS THAN 20 MPH<< .TUESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90. $$ .6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...SATURDAY OCTOBER 13TH THROUGH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18TH...NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NO PRECIPITATION.