FNUS75 KFGZ 241114 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 21...TCA BIA AZ-TCA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 414 AM MST MON OCT 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON OCTOBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY FALL AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TUESDAY AS A STORM DEVELOPS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND INCREASED RELATIVE HUMIDITY. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE STORM...EXPECT MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND DIMINISHING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH...THEN NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 71. MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 21 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (177600 KNOT-FT). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45. MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 75 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1100 KNOT-FT). .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 64. MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 42 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (187700 KNOT-FT). $$ FORECASTER...ONTON REQUESTED BY...JERE CLASSAY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111024.COMPA.01/FGZ