FNUS75 KFGZ 291540 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTSIDE RX BROADCAST...CNF COCONINO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 840 AM MST FRI APR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MST ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS... DRY CONDITIONS...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. EXPECTING THE WINDS TO BEGIN TO DECREASE BETWEEN 700 PM MST TO 830 PM MST WITH RH'S VALUES RISING BACK INTO THE UPPER TEENS DUE TO COOLING TEMPERATURES. DEW POINT VALUES CURRENTLY IN THE LOWER 30S WILL FALL OFF INTO THE MID TEENS AS THE DRY AIR MIXES DOWN FROM ALOFT WITH RH VALUES CLOSE TO 10 PERCENT AFTER 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. EARLY SATURDAY MORNING EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT SHIFT FROM A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION OVER TO THE NORTHEAST...WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES HOWEVER FAIRLY LOW RH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (253600 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......2536. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........44 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MIN VENT RATE.......MARGINAL (8500 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......87. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (50100 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......418. $$ FORECASTER...CLEMMONS REQUESTED BY...MARY LOVEJOY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110429.EASTS.01/FGZ