FNUS75 KFGZ 291551 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR RIM...TONTO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 851 AM MST WED JUL 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0812 MST ON JULY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH OCCASIONALLY BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS. A DRY AIR MASS WILL LINGER TODAY WITH MOST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINING NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A MOISTURE SURGE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY...BUT DRIER AIR SHOULD RETURN AGAIN FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 84. MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 26 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH...GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 82. MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...JOHNDROW REQUESTED BY...TONTO NATIONAL FOREST REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090729.RIM__.01/FGZ