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FNUS75 KFGZ 241757

SPOT FORECAST FOR THE WALKER COMPLEX 
PRESCOTT NF 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ             
1055 AM MST WED MAY 24 2000

NOTE: THIS FORECAST IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE FLAGSTAFF WEATHER
OFFICE'S WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/FLAGSTAFF/FWX2.HTML

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.SYNOPSIS...
FOR THE REST OF TODAY...MID LEVEL MOISTURE HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY... 
WITH THIS MORNINGS FLAGSTAFF SOUNDING SHOWING AN INVERTED V PROFILE. 
THUS THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY LIGHTNING AT THE FIRE SITE THIS 
AFTERNOON. TONIGHT... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED 
TO CROSS THE STATE. MOISTURE AGAIN IS LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM... 
HOWEVER THERE IS ENOUGH THERMAL INSTABILITY AND UPWARD MOTION TO 
SUPPORT ISOLATED HIGH BASED CONVECTION OVERNIGHT. WINDS TONIGHT ARE 
NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE DOWNSLOPE REGIME. SYNOPTIC WIND 
DIRECTION TONIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST. HOWEVER HIGHER MOUNTAINS TO 
THE SOUTHWEST OF THE FIRE SITE MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY VARIATIONS IN 
20 FT WIND DIRECTION AT THE FIRE SITE. THESE VARIATIONS IN DIRECTION 
SHOULD RANGE FROM 160 DEGREES TO 270 DEGREES. THE CHANCE OF A 
WETTING RAIN IS 10 PERCENT OR LESS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.


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.REST OF TODAY...
     SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH 1200L THEN BECOMING PARTLY   
                   CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED           
                   THUNDERSTORMS.
     MAX TEMP...83 TO 87  
     MIN RH...9 TO 14 PERCENT 
     WINDS (20 FT)...SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. 
                     WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  

.TONIGHT...
     SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
     MIN TEMP...48 TO 52 
     MAX RH...43 TO 50 PERCENT
     WINDS (20 FT)...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
                     NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
                                    
.THURSDAY...
     SKY/WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS          
                   AFTER 1300L.
     MAX TEMP...80 TO 85
     MIN RH...10 TO 15 PERCENT 
     WINDS (20 FT)...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 18 MPH. SOUTHWEST GUSTS 
                     TO 25 MPH AFTER 1300L. 

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JDL