FNUS75 KFGZ 311646
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUFF...USFS/TONTO NF/PLEASANT VLY RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
946 AM MST WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0921 MST ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE
TODAY AS A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. MAINLY MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE...AND SOME LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...HAS INCREASED ACROSS THE
SITE. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 (HIGH ELEVATION) TO 90 (LOW ELEVATION).
MIN HUMIDITY........20 (LOW ELEVATION) TO 26 (HIGH ELEVATION)
                    PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    16 MPH BY 1100L...GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVER THE
                    HIGHER PORTIONS.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 (HIGH ELEVATION) TO 62 (LOW ELEVATION).
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 55 PERCENT LOW...NEAR 70 PERCENT HIGH.
WINDS (20 FT).......EVENING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 (HIGH ELEVATION) TO 88 (LOW ELEVATION).
MIN HUMIDITY........19 (LOW ELEVATION) TO 25 (HIGH ELEVATION)
                    PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    14 MPH BY 1100L...GUSTS TO 18 MPH OVER THE
                    HIGHER PORTIONS.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...PHOENIX INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.BLUFF.01/FGZ