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RECREATIONAL FORECAST FOR GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST FRI MAY 17 2013

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

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 10 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.SUNDAY NIGHT... CLEAR.
.MONDAY... SUNNY.


                  TEMPERATURE

PHANTOM RANCH   61     92     61     93     59     93
INDIAN GARDEN   59     82     57     83     57     82
NEAR RIM        43     69     41     71     42     71

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

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 10 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
.SUNDAY NIGHT... CLEAR.
.MONDAY... SUNNY.


                  TEMPERATURE

SOUTH RIM    37     69     36     70     35     70
NORTH RIM    38     57     34     60     35     59

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SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
330 PM MST FRI MAY 17 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
ARIZONA THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE BREEZY TO
LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS AND WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE WARMING UP
AGAIN NEXT WEEK.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.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)   27 F   30 F   28 F   33 F
       WIND MPH        SW 33  W 20   W 20   W 21
       MIN WIND CHILL  9  F   9  F   15 F   15 F

10000 FT               33 F   47 F   33 F   49 F

7500 FT                38 F   68 F   37 F   71 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 AND MONDAY... CLEAR.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY.
.FRIDAY...SUNNY...BREEZY.

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WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF

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