FNUS75 KFGZ 051559
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEIR...CNF COCONINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
859 AM MST SUN SEP 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0829 MST ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING TROUGH WILL INCREASE DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS
TODAY. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...EXPECT CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS
WITH DECREASING WINDS.

TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...ANOTHER TROUGH WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTHWARD
ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. THIS WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY...WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BECOMING POSSIBLE
AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (176000 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1760.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 65 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE/
                    DOWNSLOPE UP TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......18.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 26 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (92000 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......920.

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FORECASTER...ONTON
REQUESTED BY...JEFF WALTHER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100905.WEIR_.01/FGZ