FNUS75 KFGZ 071232 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR HANCE AND WATSON...GNP GRAND CANYON NP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 532 AM MST WED JUL 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JULY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE... BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...THOUGH ANY THAT DEVELOP WILL BE HIGH-BASED WITH LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL AND GUSTY...ERRATIC WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 82. MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 15 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (186500 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......1865. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING... BECOMING VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH. LAL.................2. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 82. MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......EAST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE UP TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (97100 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......971. $$ FORECASTER...JOHNDROW REQUESTED BY...JASON FALLON REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100707.HANCE.01/FGZ