FNUS75 KFGZ 041710
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DURFEE...ANF APACHE SITGREAVES NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1010 AM MST TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0942 MST ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER NEW
MEXICO. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF ARIZONA
WITH GRADUALLY INCREASING MOISTURE VALUES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...AND A BETTER CHANCE
WEDNESDAY. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ONLY A SLIGHT UPWARD
TREND IN AFTERNOON RH VALUES ARE ANTICIPATED. GUSTY AND VARIABLE
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89 TO 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 17 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

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.....89 TO 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 19 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH
                    HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ONTON
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.DURFE.01/FGZ