FNUS75 KFGZ 191649
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FT  VALLEY...COCONINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
949 AM MST FRI NOV 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHING THE WEST COAST
WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY...AND EVEN STRONGER
WINDS ON SATURDAY. DRY AND MILD WEATHER WILL PERSIST TODAY...
THEN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY.
RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS THE
STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN.

VENTILATION WILL BE VERY GOOD LATER TODAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE. ALTHOUGH MIN VENTILATION RATE WILL BE IN THE POOR
CATEGORY OVERNIGHT DUE TO LOW MIXING HEIGHTS...TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS OR GREATER.
EXCELLENT VENTILATION IS EXPECTED SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (74300 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27 TO 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (8000 KNOT-FT).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 45 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (101800 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...JOHNDROW
REQUESTED BY...JOSH GOLDSTIEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101119.FTVAL.01/FGZ