FNUS75 KFGZ 041725 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBY...GNP GRAND CANYON NP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1025 AM MST THU JUN 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1007 MST ON JUNE 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC TROUGH MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING INCREASINGLY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND FRIDAY. DRY AIR AT LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN TODAY...CAUSING NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ON FRIDAY...DESPITE STRONGER WINDS...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 76. MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 14 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 48. MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 65 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 68. MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ONTON REQUESTED BY...WILLIAMS DISPATCH CENTER REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090604.RUBY_.01/FGZ