FNUS75 KFGZ 051439 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR VERDE RX...TNF TONTO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 739 AM MST TUE MAR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY AND SEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A FLAT RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS AN APPROACHING PACIFIC TROUGH BEGINS TO INCREASE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW HIGH CLOUDS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (61800 KNOT-FT). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY AS HIGH CLOUDS MOVER OVER THE AREA. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........63 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS TOWARDS DAY BREAK 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (3500 KNOT-FT). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW HIGH CLOUDS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (78800 KNOT-FT). $$ FORECASTER...CLEMMONS REQUESTED BY...DON NUNLEY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130305.VERDE.01/FGZ