FNUS75 KFGZ 161558 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR VERDE...TNF TONTO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 858 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES NORTHERN ARIZONA...WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON THURSDAY. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL ALSO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN 15 TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (90500 KNOT-FT). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN VENT RATE.......FAIR (25400 KNOT-FT). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (71000 KNOT-FT). $$ FORECASTER...CLEMMONS REQUESTED BY...DON NUNLEY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110216.VERDE.01/FGZ