FNUS75 KFGZ 221149
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMPSON...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
449 AM MST SAT MAY 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN U.S.
ON SATURDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...RESULTING
IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. ON SUNDAY...RELATIVELY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE...HOWEVER COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED...AND AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REBOUND BY 5 TO 10 PERCENT FROM TODAYS VALUES.
NEVER THE LESS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 50 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-40 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...CLARK
REQUESTED BY...MIKE HILL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100522.THOMP.03/FGZ