FNUS75 KFGZ 010229
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER...GNP GRAND CANYON NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
729 PM MST WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1907 MST ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY AIR HAS MOVED INTO NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE FORECAST
MODELS INDICATE A SLOW RETURN OF MOISTURE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE...THIS
FIRE SITE SHOULD SEE SIMILAR CONDITIONS TOMORROW THAT WERE OBSERVED TODAY.
ANY THUNDERSTORM SEEN THURSDAY SHOULD BE ISOLATED AND HIGH BASED...THE
CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN NEAR ZERO AT THE FIRE SITE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH 2100L THEN CALM.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THROUGH 1200L THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......CALM THROUGH 0930L THEN WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...41
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS HARTSBURG
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.LOWER.01/FGZ