FNUS75 KFGZ 231157
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT FIRE...GNP GRAND CANYON NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
457 AM MST SAT JUL 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2011 MST ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RISING MOISTURE TRENDS OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS WEEKEND
WILL BRING HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS...INCREASING CLOUDS AND BETTER
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE WINDS 0-5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-8 MPH IN WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (84500 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......845.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE 0-5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (300 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......3.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE 0-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (69200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......692.

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FORECASTER...BOHLIN
REQUESTED BY...DAN PEARSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110722.POINT.01/FGZ