FNUS75 KFGZ 031732 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR PIERCE MTN FIRE...ANF APACHE SITGREAVES NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1032 AM MST MON AUG 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1002 MST ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW MEXICO AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY. AS A RESULT...EXPECT A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH WINDS PREDOMINANTLY OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...HOWEVER...ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 80. MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 56. MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE UP TO 4 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 79. MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 26 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ONTON REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090803.PIERC.01/FGZ