FNUS75 KFGZ 071246
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCUST...FORT APACHE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
546 AM MST SAT MAY 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0018 MST ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
FORECAST PERIOD. THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE
TODAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE SUNDAY...WITHOUT MUCH IMPROVEMENT
IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE MET ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL LIKELY NOT
DECOUPLE TONIGHT...STAYING SOUTHWEST AND GUSTING AT TIMES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 8 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (228700 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...OCCASIONALLY
                    GUSTING TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1900 KNOT-FT).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 11 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (247300 KNOT-FT).

$$
FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...JOHN CERVANTES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110507.LOCUS.01/FGZ