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RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE EVENING. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST
15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.TUESDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY SUNNY.


                  TEMPERATURE

PHANTOM RANCH   65     92     59     90     59     96
INDIAN GARDEN   65     81     56     80     56     87
NEAR RIM        41     69     39     65     40     74

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

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...CLEAR AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE
EVENING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST
AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.TUESDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY SUNNY.


                  TEMPERATURE

SOUTH RIM    35     70     33     65     34     74
NORTH RIM    37     58     32     52     34     64

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WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF

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SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A PAIR OF WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL CROSS NORTHEAST ARIZONA
THROUGH MONDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS AND
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF I 40. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY THEN A WARMING TREND STARTS
TUESDAY.


.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...THEN CLEAR AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THIS
EVENING.
.SUNDAY...SUNNY.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.MONDAY...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)   25 F   33 F   25 F   28 F
       WIND MPH        W 23   W 23   W 27   W 18
       MIN WIND CHILL  10 F   10 F   9  F   7  F

10000 FT               38 F   50 F   29 F   50 F

7500 FT                36 F   71 F   35 F   68 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...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY.
.THURSDAY...SUNNY.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY.
.FRIDAY...SUNNY.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY.

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WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF

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