FNUS75 KFGZ 021128
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOBBLE WILDFIRE...AZ-KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
428 AM MST SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES AHEAD OF A
DEVELOPING WEST COAST TROUGH. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP
TODAY AND SUNDAY MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...DUE
TO THE HIGH-BASED NATURE OF THE STORMS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE SUNDAY AS THE TROUGH APPROACHES. WINDY AND COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 24 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (87400 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1400 KNOT-FT).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 TO 31 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE 5 MPH OR LESS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (139100 KNOT-FT).

$$
FORECASTER...JOHNDROW
REQUESTED BY...AZ-WDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101002.HOBBL.01/FGZ