FNUS75 KFGZ 311548 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR HORTON...TONTO NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 848 AM MST WED AUG 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0811 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.....90 TO 92. MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 23 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. 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.....60 TO 63. MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 65 PERCENT. WINDS (20 FT).......EVENING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE (NORTH) 2 TO 4 MPH. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... 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.....89 TO 91. MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 22 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. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...PETERSON REQUESTED BY...DWAYNE MORTENSON REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110831.HORTO.01/FGZ