000 
FPUS75 KPSR 090655
NOWPSR

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1155 PM MST MON SEP 8 2003

AZZ024-090830-
SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOBE...MIAMI...SAN CARLOS AND SUPERIOR...
ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...
AND SAGUARO LAKES
1155 PM MST MON SEP 8 2003

.NOW...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING ACROSS SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND THE
TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS AND WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
AT LEAST 130 AM THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL HAVE
SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THEM. AS OF 1150 PM...THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE ALONG STATE
HIGHWAY 88 BETWEEN TORTILLA FLAT AND LAKE ROOSEVELT. MOTORISTS
DRIVING ALONG THIS ROAD SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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RSB