FNUS75 KFGZ 241651 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR PIERCE FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 951 AM MST FRI JUL 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 MST ON JULY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING. IN ADDITION TO GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...HEAVY RAIN CAN NEAR THESE THUNDERSTORMS. OUTFLOWS FROM THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-76. MIN HUMIDITY........42-44 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECTED GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AROUND 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.....56-58. MAX HUMIDITY........85-87 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........42-44 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AROUND THUNDERSTORMS $$ FORECASTER...CLARK REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090724.PIERC.01/FGZ