FNUS75 KFGZ 071225 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS...KNF KAIBAB NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 525 AM MST TUE JUL 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1911 MST ON JULY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TODAY...INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WILL PRODUCE SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...HELPING KEEP RH VALUES ABOVE 15 PERCENT. THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST OVERNIGHT IN TURN DEEPENING THE MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BURN SITE. THERE WILL ALSO BE INCREASING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AS A RESULT OF THE MOISTURE ALONG WITH HIGHER MIN RH VALUES. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL RUN IN THE EXCELLENT CATEGORY BOTH DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........53 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...CLEMMONS REQUESTED BY...WILLIAMS DISPATCH CENTER REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU .TAG 20090706.CROSS.01/FGZ