FNUS75 KFGZ 040948
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASPEN...GNP GRAND CANYON NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
247 AM MST TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2210 MST ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER NEW
MEXICO. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF ARIZONA
WITH GRADUALLY INCREASING MOISTURE VALUES AND A BETTER CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT TWO DAYS. ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND ONLY A SLIGHT UPWARD TREND IN AFTERNOON RH VALUES
ARE ANTICIPATED.

TOWARD THE WEEKEND...A DRY WEATHER DISTURBANCE FROM OVER THE PACIFIC
WILL BRING MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCCOLLUM
REQUESTED BY...LI BRANNFORS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.ASPEN.01/FGZ