FNUS75 KFGZ 222222 FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER PASS...CNF COCONINO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 322 PM MST WED MAY 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1457 MST ON MAY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION... RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED AROUND THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN WEST SOUTHWEST TONIGHT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY. THURSDAYS WEATHER BASICALLY A CARBON COPY OF TODAY...ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS SHOULD INCREASE AND TURN GUSTY BY MID MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (303800 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......3038. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 12600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........35 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (900 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......9. MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 45 MPH AFTER 1100L. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (328400 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......3284. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 10700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...41 REQUESTED BY...JEFF WALTHER REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130522.BEAVE.01/FGZ