FNUS75 KFGZ 171156
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT FIRE...GNP GRAND CANYON NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
456 AM MST SUN JUL 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2009 MST ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE SPREADING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES
WILL BRING A RETURN OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE TO THE AREA BEGINNING
TODAY. EXPECT INCREASING HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY. THE MOIST MONSOONAL
AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION BRINGING DAILY THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES THROUGH MIDWEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON AT 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS
                    UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (174800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1748.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (900 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......9.

.MONDAY...

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........35 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (101100 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1011.

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FORECASTER...SCHWITZER
REQUESTED BY...CLINT COONFIELD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110716.POINT.02/FGZ