FNUS75 KFGZ 281558 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR VERDE RX...TONTO NF - PAYSON RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 858 AM MST WED OCT 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON OCTOBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY WITH NORTHWEST FLOW. BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...IT WILL BECOME UNSTABLE AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES INTO CENTRAL ARIZONA. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS...WITH THE CHANCE OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION AROUND 50 PERCENT. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 43. MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 30 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 11 AM...THEN BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 85 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH THROUGH 8 PM...THEN BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 49. MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 29 PCT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...JOHNDROW REQUESTED BY...PHOENIX INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091028.VERDE.01/FGZ