FNUS75 KFGZ 021850
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER...GNP GRAND CANYON NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1150 AM MST FRI SEP 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1137 MST ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY WARM...WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT BREEZES AND SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH
AFTERNOON INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 15 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS AROUND 18 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (198200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1982.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......18.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 14 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (96800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......968.

$$

FORECASTER...DANIEL
REQUESTED BY...AZ-WDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.LOWER.01/FGZ