FNUS75 KFGZ 281117 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT FIRE...GNP GRAND CANYON NP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 417 AM MST THU JUL 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1934 MST ON JULY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY START TO SPREAD NORTHWESTWARD TODAY AND FRIDAY. TODAY...EXPECT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BY FRIDAY...A BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED. LIGHT WINDS AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 82. MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 27 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (45100 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......451. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 56. MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 70 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE UP TO 4 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (500 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......5. .FRIDAY... 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.....78 TO 82. MIN HUMIDITY........26 TO 32 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (71700 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......717. $$ FORECASTER...ONTON REQUESTED BY...DAN PEARSON REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110727.POINT.01/FGZ