FNUS75 KFGZ 301941 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL ROAD RX...NAVAJO REGION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1241 PM MST SUN AUG 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 MST ON AUGUST 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THE PATTERN OF UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH MONDAY. JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE EXISTS FOR AFTERNOON HIGH-BASED CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT EACH DAY. A FEW SPRINKLES MAY REACH GROUND...BUT THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR ANY HIGH-BASED ACTIVITY. NON-CONVECTIVE SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN WEST-NORTHWEST...SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY MONDAY...BUT OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 10 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 84. MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 14 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 54. MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS BECOMING LIGHT NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 82. MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 16 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...PETERSON REQUESTED BY...PAT WILLETTO REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090830.SAWMI.01/FGZ