FNUS75 KFGZ 181222
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT FIRE...NPS: GRCA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
522 AM MST MON JUL 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2021 MST ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST MONSOONAL FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA
TODAY AND TUESDAY. EXPECT SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITIES AND NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. GENERALLY LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. DRIER AIR SPREADING
IN FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL DECREASE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BY LATE
IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

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 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (148200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1482.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1300 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......13.

.TUESDAY...

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 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (146600 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1466.

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FORECASTER...SCHWITZER
REQUESTED BY...AARON FRITZER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110717.POINT.02/FGZ