FNUS75 KFGZ 212228
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUKACHUKAI...NRA NAVAJO AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
328 PM MST MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1510 MST ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK. AN APPROACHING WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL
BRING INCREASING WINDS ON TUESDAY WITH A RED FLAG WARNING IN
EFFECT. ON WEDNESDAY...EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH
SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS
IS EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ARIZONA ON WEDNESDAY. POOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED EACH NIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 TO 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 8 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (180800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1808.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE UP TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1000 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......10.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 TO 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 7 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (209700 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......2097.

$$
FORECASTER...ONTON
REQUESTED BY...DANNELL BEGAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120521.LUKAC.01/FGZ