FNUS75 KFGZ 191708
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOVERNMENT PRAIRIE...AZ-KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1008 AM MST WED OCT 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 MST ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT CLEAR SKIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AT THE FIRE SITE THIS FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING
WELL TO THE NORTH WILL BRING A SLIGHT INCREASE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
TODAY. CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO STRONG RADIATIONAL
COOLING TONIGHT. EXPECT ANOTHER WARM DAY TOMORROW...WITH SLIGHTLY
LESS WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 17 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH BY 1100-1200L.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (75100 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......751.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27 TO 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 75 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 2 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (900 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......9.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 19 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 2 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    10 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (72200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......722.

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...AZ-WDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.GOVER.01/FGZ