FNUS75 KFGZ 171538
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBY...TONTO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
833 AM MST FRI JUL 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0807 MST ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED
OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND. EXPECT HOT
TEMPERATURES WITH MAINLY LIGHT WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
ENOUGH MOISTURE EXISTS FOR AFTERNOON STORMS TO FORM OVER THE
MOUNTAINS NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE...MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD
THE FIRE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY STORMS
WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8
                    MPH AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOHNDROW
REQUESTED BY...IC  RUBY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090717.RUBY_.01/FGZ