FNUS75 KFGZ 011150
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT FIRE...GNP GRAND CANYON NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
450 AM MST MON AUG 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1532 MST ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH MOISTURE FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS NORTHERN
ARIZONA...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON TODAY AND TUESDAY. SOME WILL PERSIST
OVERNIGHT. EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS OTHERWISE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 TO 52 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (86400 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......864.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 90 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE UP TO 3 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......8.

.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.....76 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 40 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR (27600 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......276.

$$
FORECASTER...ONTON
REQUESTED BY...DAN PEARSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110731.POINT.01/FGZ