FNUS75 KFGZ 070110
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAGON WHEEL FIRE...NRA NAVAJO AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
610 PM MST TUE JUL 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1745 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 TO 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 TO 37 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1000 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......10.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED MAINLY DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........1O TO 12 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT DOWN SLOPE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (131000 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1310.

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FORECASTER...CLEMMONS
REQUESTED BY...PAT WILLETTO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100706.WAGON.01/FGZ