FNUS75 KFGZ 271615
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTSIDE RX  BROADCAST...CNF COCONINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
915 AM MST WED APR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A BRIEF RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE THROUGH
BEGINS TO APPROACH THE AREA ON THURSDAY. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
BOTH DAYS WITH NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS OR UNCERTAINTY FOR LATE AFTERNOON WINDS
THURSDAY EXCEEDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA ALONG WITH LOW
RH'S...SO WE ARE WATCHING THIS CAREFULLY AND SHOULD BE MAKING A
DECISION BY THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH AND GUSTY
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST-WEST AT 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (50700 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......348.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH AND GUSTY BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH DOWN-DRAINAGE FLOW 2-4
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (700 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......7.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (219400 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......2023.

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FORECASTER...CLEMMONS
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA WALTENBURG
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110427.EASTS.01/FGZ