FNUS75 KFGZ 241500
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SQUIRREL...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
800 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0724 MST ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING ARIZONA WILL BRING DRY
AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUING
OVERNIGHT. MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY.
DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    40 TO 45 MPH FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
                    MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS DECREASING TO
                    25 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 55 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SCHWITZER
REQUESTED BY...AZ-SDC JOHN THOMSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120524.SQUIR.01/FGZ