FNUS75 KFGZ 222030
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POINT FIRE...AIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
130 PM MST SAT MAY 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1310 MST ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING FOR MUCH
OF NORTHERN AZ TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN U.S.
BRINGS STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO OUR REGION. DRY
AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY...BUT RH VALUES WILL BE
A LITTLE HIGHER THAN TODAY DUE TO COOLER TEMPS. IN ANY EVENT...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (251700 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTH  5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (4600 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......46.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING BY LATE MORNING
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (251700 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......2517.

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FORECASTER...PETRO
REQUESTED BY...DALE SCHAPP
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100522.POINT.01/FGZ