FNUS75 KFGZ 070014 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHULTZ...CNF COCONINO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 514 PM MST TUE JUL 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1612 MST ON JULY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER NEW MEXICO AND A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL PROMOTE A SLOW MOISTURE INCREASE ON SOUTHERLY FLOW. EXPECT GRADUALLY INCREASING CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...AS WELL AS NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE HIGH-BASED...TOMORROW...WITH GUSTY WINDS BUT GENERALLY LIGHT RAINFALL WITH ANY HEAVY RAIN BEING VERY LOCALIZED. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44 (TOP ELEVATION) AROUND 48 (BOTTOM ELEVATION). MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 44 PCT (TOP ELEVATION) AROUND 34 PCT (BOTTOM ELEVATION). WINDS (20 FT).......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1100 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......11. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69 (TOP ELEVATION) AROUND 83 (BOTTOM ELEVATION). MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 20 PCT (TOP ELEVATION) AROUND 16 PCT (BOTTOM ELEVATION). WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (148600 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......1486. $$ FORECASTER...CLEMMONS REQUESTED BY...MIKE MCDONNELL REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100706.SCHUL.01/FGZ