FNUS75 KFGZ 031232
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK BROADCAST...ASL AZ STATE LAND DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
532 AM MST TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE WIND FORECAST
TODAY AS THE FLOW BREAKS DOWN AND CHANGES FROM A NORTHEAST
FLOW PATTERN BACK TO A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW LATER TODAY.  A WARMING
TREND CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO 4 TO 8
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. HAINES INDICES WILL ALSO INCREASE...5 TODAY AND
6 WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST BY AROUND 10 AM MST AND BECOMING
                    VARIABLE AT TIMES...AND THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    BETWEEN 2 PM TO 3 PM MST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (70600 KNOT-FT). CLEARING
INDEX......455.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (2200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......30.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (126200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1098.

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FORECASTER...CLEMMONS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE BANKE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.ROCKB.01/FGZ