FNUS75 KFGZ 091004
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT...NPS-GRAND CANYON NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
304 AM MST SAT JUL 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1622 MST ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH
DAY. DAYTIME WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST...
BUT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL DEVELOP NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (98200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......982.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    AROUND 5 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (900 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......11.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (135400 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1354.

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FORECASTER...JOHNDROW
REQUESTED BY...DONNA BOYD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110708.POINT.01/FGZ