FNUS75 KFGZ 021055 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR PIPELINE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 355 AM MST SUN AUG 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2004 MST ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND CONTINUED DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. DUE TO THE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE 6 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ON MONDAY STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING A GRADUAL RETURN OF MOISTURE TO THE AREA...HOWEVER ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IT EXPECTED ON MONDAY. IN AREAS OF STEEPER TERRAIN A STRONGER UPSLOPE COMPONENT TO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON SOUTH AND WEST ASPECTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87. MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55. MAX HUMIDITY........39-41 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS AFTER SUNSET. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86. MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...CLARK REQUESTED BY...KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090801.PIPEL.01/FGZ