FNUS75 KFGZ 301156
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOLSEY...GNP GRAND CANYON NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
456 AM MST TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2016 MST ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...WITH A
DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER FAR NORTHERN ARIZONA. THIS DRIER AIR ALOFT
WILL SUPPRESS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL. GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOONS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THROUGH 1200L THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (158700 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1587.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (5200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......52.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (317900 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......3179.

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FORECASTER...41
REQUESTED BY...LI BRANNFORS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.WOOLS.01/FGZ