FNUS75 KFGZ 141240
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLADIATOR...PNF PRESCOTT NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
540 AM MST MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0528 MST ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL BRING
NORTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS TO THE FIRE SITE TODAY. IN ADDITION...A
WESTWARD MOVING SURGE OF MOISTURE MAY BRING BRIEFLY HIGHER DEWPOINTS
TO THE SITE THIS MORNING.

ON TUESDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN. IN RESPONSE WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BECOME
BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A FEW DEGREES.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 9 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
    BY LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (122900 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1229.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......EAST WINDS 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (2400 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......24.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 TO 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 12 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (161500 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1615.


$$
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...PRESCOT DISPATCH CENTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120514.GLADI.01/FGZ