FNUS75 KPSR 242226
FWSPSR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNFLOWER...USFS-TONTO NF, MESA RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
326 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1448 MST ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP AND STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY
SATURDAY MORNING. WITH THIS SYSTEM...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND IT WILL
BE WINDY ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PREDOMINANT
WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE.
DESPITE SOME INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND FAIR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STILL BE ON THE LOW SIDE IN THE MID
TO UPPER TEENS AT BEST. GIVEN THE VERY DRY FUELS...DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW NORMAL
SATURDAY WITH LESS WIND IS EXPECTED...BUT IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY. LAL
AND HAINES INDEX MANUALLY ADDED. THE HAINES INDEX VALUE IS FORECAST
TO INCREASE TO 3 ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-86 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-19 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 22 MPH IN THE
    MORNING...BECOMING 22 TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS UP TO 45MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...CD
REQUESTED BY...ROCKY GILBERT  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120524.SUNFL.01/PSR