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RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST SAT MAY 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY.
.TUESDAY...NOT AS WARM. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.


                  TEMPERATURE

PHANTOM RANCH   58     96     59     94     65     89
INDIAN GARDEN   58     87     58     87     62     81
NEAR RIM        41     75     41     74     46     69

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

.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.


                  TEMPERATURE

SOUTH RIM    37     74     36     71     41     66
NORTH RIM    38     62     37     63     41     58

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SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST SAT MAY 25 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST BY TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.


.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY.
.SUNDAY...SUNNY.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.

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

                       SAT    SUN    SUN    MON
                       NIGHT         NIGHT

12000 FT (RIDGE-TOP)   39 F   37 F   38 F   37 F
       WIND MPH        SW 20  SW 21  SW 17  SW 26
       MIN WIND CHILL  29 F   24 F   26 F   23 F

10000 FT               38 F   57 F   37 F   56 F

7500 FT                37 F   73 F   37 F   72 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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW
LEVEL 10500 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVEL 10500 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR.

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