FNUS75 KFGZ 170023
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE FIRE...PNF PRESCOTT NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
523 PM MST THU JUL 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1658 MST ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE FIRE SITE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT LOW CHANCES FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
EACH DAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WHERE OUTFLOWS COULD
PRODUCE ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. FRIDAY AFTERNOON TEMPS
WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH A HAINES INDEX OF 5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 23 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    4 TO 8 MPH GUSTING TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOHLIN
REQUESTED BY...PRESCOT DISPATCH CENTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.RIDGE.01/FGZ