FNUS75 KFGZ 060521
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIM...TNF TONTO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1021 PM MST WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2138 MST ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AS OF 10 PM MST...AN AREA OF MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS WERE
LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE FIRE. THESE SHOWERS MAY BRIEFLY MOVE OVER
THE FIRE AREA...HOWEVER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SHIFT TO THE EAST AND INCREASE
TO 10-15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
FROM THE SHOWERS TO THE EAST MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE WEST WILL BOOST WINDS SIGNIFICANTLY
TOMORROW AND FRIDAY WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS REACHING AS MUCH AS
35 OR 40 MPH. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL NEARLY DISAPPEAR BY FRIDAY
AS DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR MOVES INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA. SEE
RFWFGZ FOR DETAILS OF FRIDAY'S FIRE WEATHER WATCH.



.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...PETRO
REQUESTED BY...RIM IC - PEARSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.RIM__.01/FGZ