FNUS75 KFGZ 311410
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND ROCK CPLX...USFS/COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
710 AM MST WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0642 MST ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AS A TROUGH
APPROACHES THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. MOISTURE HAS ALSO INCREASED
THIS MORNING ACROSS THE FIRE SITE...WHICH WILL BRING AROUND A
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON. BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SOME DRIER
AIR IS FORECAST TO PUSH EASTWARD INTO THE AREA. SOMEWHAT LIGHTER
WIND IS EXPECTED THURSDAY...WITH A CONTINUING CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS.

.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.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 24 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (156800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1568.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1000 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......10.

.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.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 23 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (101900 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1019.

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FORECASTER...JOHNDROW
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA WALTENBURG
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.SANDR.01/FGZ