FNUS75 KFGZ 241940
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINESPRINGS 1...NRA NAVAJO AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1220 PM MST FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1216 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...
RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED AT WINDOW ROCK AND WINSLOW AT NOON
MST TODAY AS A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARDS ARIZONA. WINDS TONIGHT SHOULD
REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY AT THIS WILDFIRE SITE RATHER THAN RETURN TO THE
NORMAL RETURN TO DOWNSLOPE REGIME.

SATURDAY SHOULD BE VERY WINDY ACROSS THE NAVAJO NATION WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AGAIN. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THIS WILDFIRE
SITE AROUND MID AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
                    MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    45 MPH THROUGH SUNSET...THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PCT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 THROUGH 0900L BECOMING SOUTHWEST 21
                    TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...41
REQUESTED BY...PAT WILLETTO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090424.PINES.01/FGZ