FNUS75 KFGZ 051731
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD SPRING...FTA FT. APACHE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1031 AM MST WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1011 MST ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE HAS INCREASED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION...BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE (NEAR 40 PERCENT) FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS THAT DEVELOP
OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS MAY SEND AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY SOUTHWARD
LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD BRING A SUDDEN SHIFT TO GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE. SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZES
WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
U.S.  THE CHANCE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY...THEN
WINDY AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

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.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...JOHNDROW
REQUESTED BY...MUD SPRING IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.MUDSP.01/FGZ