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RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST THU MAY 23 2013

GRAND CANYON BACKCOUNTRY-
INCLUDING...PHANTOM RANCH...INDIAN GARDEN

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.


                  TEMPERATURE

PHANTOM RANCH   60     96     60     97     61     96
INDIAN GARDEN   58     87     57     88     59     86
NEAR RIM        42     75     42     76     42     75

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GRAND CANYON RIM-
INCLUDING...SOUTH RIM...NORTH RIM

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.


                  TEMPERATURE

SOUTH RIM    36     74     37     75     37     74
NORTH RIM    38     63     38     64     37     63

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WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF

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SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST THU MAY 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 40
MPH OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND.


.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY.
.FRIDAY...SUNNY...WINDY.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY...BREEZY.

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HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS.
RIDGE-TOP WINDS AND WINDCHILL INCLUDED FOR 12000 FT.

                       THU    FRI    FRI    SAT
                       NIGHT         NIGHT

12000 FT (RIDGE-TOP)   35 F   37 F   37 F   36 F
       WIND MPH        SW 41  SW 36  SW 34  SW 34
       MIN WIND CHILL  20 F   20 F   23 F   20 F

10000 FT               37 F   55 F   38 F   56 F

7500 FT                38 F   74 F   38 F   74 F

++RIDGE-TOP WINDS ARE THE AVERAGE CONDITIONS OVER 12 HOURS IN THE
FREE AIR AT 12000 FT. WIND SPEEDS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE
VERY DEPENDENT ON WIND DIRECTION. THEY MAY BE STRONGER THAN THE
RIDGETOP WINDS DOWNWIND OF THE RIDGELINE AND WEAKER ON THE UPWIND
SIDE. FORECAST ELEVATIONS LISTED ABOVE ARE APPROXIMATE.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY.
.SUNDAY...SUNNY.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY.
.MEMORIAL DAY...SUNNY.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVEL 11000 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVEL 11000 FEET.
.THURSDAY...SUNNY.

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WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF

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