FNUS75 KFGZ 271602 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAMBERLAIN...TONTO/PLEASANT VALLEY RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 902 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. THE CHANCE OF SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIKELY OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY TUESDAY MORNING...DECREASING BY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM PASSES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........29 TO 35 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING...INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (246400 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......2464. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS WITH BLOWING SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 100 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIN VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (131100 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......1311. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING... DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (154000 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......1540. $$ FORECASTER...JOHNDROW REQUESTED BY...JOHN WHATLEY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.CHAMB.01/FGZ