FNUS75 KFGZ 311702 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR FLY...USFS COCONINO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1002 AM MST WED AUG 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0932 MST ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...INCREASED SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL AFFECT THE BURN AREA TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH CONTINUE WARM TEMPERATURES. AN INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL MOISTURE DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT...AND THIS WILL LEAD TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVECTIVE SHOWERS TODAY...WITH A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 TO 88. MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 21 PERCENT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (201200 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......2012. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 56. MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PERCENT. WINDS (20 FT).......EVENING SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHERLY 2 TO 4 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1400 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......14. .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.....84 TO 86. MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 24 PERCENT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (182100 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......1821. $$ FORECASTER...PETERSON REQUESTED BY...JEFF WALTHER REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110831.FLY__.01/FGZ