FNUS75 KFGZ 042020
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE...KNF KAIBAB NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
120 PM MST TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1234 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 SLIGHTLY INCREASING MOISTURE VALUES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.
GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...A DRY WEATHER DISTURBANCE FROM THE PACIFIC
WILL BRING MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 20 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 MPH BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD
DROP RAPIDLY AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WILL LIKELY REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH TYPICAL AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 10 TO 14 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON.

HAINES INDEX OF 5 TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...4 ON THURSDAY. LAL OF 2 IS
EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THEN 1 FRIDAY. CWR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS...10 TO 15 PERCENT THURSDAY...THEN 0 FRIDAY.


WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 14 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 TO 42 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE UP TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 TO 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 18 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ONTON
REQUESTED BY...TAIGA ROHRER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.RIDGE.01/FGZ