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RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST FRI MAY 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY.


                  TEMPERATURE

PHANTOM RANCH   55     98     58     96     62     95
INDIAN GARDEN   55     88     55     87     58     86
NEAR RIM        39     76     39     75     40     73

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

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY.


                  TEMPERATURE

SOUTH RIM    33     75     35     74     36     72
NORTH RIM    37     64     36     63     35     62

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SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST FRI MAY 24 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. A WEAK
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST BY TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY...BREEZY.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.SUNDAY...SUNNY.

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

                       FRI    SAT    SAT    SUN
                       NIGHT         NIGHT

12000 FT (RIDGE-TOP)   39 F   37 F   37 F   37 F
       WIND MPH        SW 27  SW 28  SW 30  SW 27
       MIN WIND CHILL  27 F   23 F   25 F   23 F

10000 FT               40 F   56 F   37 F   56 F

7500 FT                33 F   74 F   35 F   73 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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVEL 10000 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SNOW LEVEL 9500 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR.

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WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF

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