FNUS75 KFGZ 241707 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODCHUTE FIRE...PRESCOTT NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1007 AM MST FRI JUL 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0946 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 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THESE STORMS...HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH SOME SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. OUTFLOWS FROM THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81. MIN HUMIDITY........41-43 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-61. MAX HUMIDITY........80-82 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 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.....79-81. MIN HUMIDITY........38-40 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...CLARK REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER COLEMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090724.WOODC.01/FGZ