FNUS75 KFGZ 181004
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAFFRON FIRE...GNP GRAND CANYON NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
304 AM MST SUN JUL 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1942 MST ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MONSOON MOISTURE HAS DECREASED SLIGHT OVER FAR NORTHERN ARIZONA. STILL
WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
AROUND THE GRAND CANYON THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH 1200L SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (118800 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND GUSTY
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (171200 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...41
REQUESTED BY...BRAD HARRIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100717.SAFFR.01/FGZ