FNUS75 KFGZ 172048
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARALLEL...KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
148 PM MST SUN JUL 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1334 MST ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER ARIZONA TODAY AND MONDAY
WITH MONSOON MOISTURE CONTINUING TO INCREASE. AS A RESULT...THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS EACH
DAY. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL SUPPORT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
5 TO 15 MPH ACROSS THE PARALLEL WILDFIRE DURING THE LATE MORNING
THROUGH EARLY EVENING PERIOD BOTH DAYS. GENERALLY DRAINAGE TYPE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (158100 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1581.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE EARLY
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 75 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 0800 LST BECOMING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (900 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......9.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH UNTIL 0800 LST BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (92800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......928.

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FORECASTER...MCCOLLUM
REQUESTED BY...WDC DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110717.PARAL.01/FGZ