FNUS75 KFGZ 241630
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR FIRE...CNF COCONINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
910 AM MST FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0858 MST ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS ARIZONA TODAY WITH INCREASING
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS RETURNING IN EARNEST.
WINDS TONIGHT SHOULD REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY IN AREAS ABOVE THE
MOGOLLON RIM BUT TRANSITION TO DOWNSLOPE IN BEAR CANYON. ON SATURDAY...
FASTER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
CROSS THE WILDFIRE SITE AROUND NOON. LOOK FOR A HIGHER MIN RH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1100L THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS 30 TO 40
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55
20-FOOT WINDS.......AREAS ABOVE THE RIM...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH SUNSET...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    5-15 MPH.
                    CANYON AREAS...TRANSITION TO DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH THROUGH 1000L SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

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FORECASTER...41
REQUESTED BY...JEFF WALTHER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090424.BEARF.01/FGZ