FNUS75 KFGZ 021044
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD HORSE COMPLEX...KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
344 AM MST SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1614 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 RETURN OF
MONSOON MOISTURE AND AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 11 MPH AND GUSTY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-49 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS AFTER SUNSET.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLARK
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAMS DISPATCH CENTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.WILDH.01/FGZ