FNUS75 KFGZ 221249
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUKACHUKAI...NRA NAVAJO AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
549 AM MST TUE MAY 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0526 MST ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE. AN APPROACHING WEATHER
DISTURBANCE WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS TODAY WITH A RED FLAG
WARNING IN EFFECT. ON WEDNESDAY...EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL MOVE
OVER THE AREA WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS RANGING FROM 35 TO 55
MPH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IS EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN
ARIZONA ON WEDNESDAY. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (253000 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......2530.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........27 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH...DECREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (4800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......48.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY WINDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST AROUND
                    30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (367600 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......3676.

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FORECASTER...CLEMMONS
REQUESTED BY...ESMERALDA TSOSIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120522.LUKAC.01/FGZ