FNUS75 KFGZ 301550 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR PETE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 850 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON NOVEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH TODAY BRINGING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. FOR TONIGHT...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN LOCALLY GUSTY. ON THURSDAY...THE CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY BECOMING LIKELY BY THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN MUCH COLDER WITH MUCH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1000 LST INCREASING TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (85400 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......854. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (4200 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......42. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (54400 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......544. $$ FORECASTER...MCCOLLUM REQUESTED BY...JOSH GOLDSTEIN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111130.PETE_.01/FGZ