FNUS75 KFGZ 051653 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODCHUTE...PNF PRESCOTT NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 953 AM MST WED AUG 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0938 MST ON AUGUST 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE HAS INCREASED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE (NEAR 30 PERCENT) FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZES WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE WESTERN U.S. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY... THEN WINDY AND MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 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.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........45 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...JOHNDROW REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER COLEMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090805.WOODC.01/FGZ