Expires:200804021300;;321945 FPUS55 KFGZ 012247 ZFPFGZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 300 PM MST TUE APR 1 2008 +++ THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS +++ +++ 20-FOOT WIND FORECAST OF 'LIGHT WINDS' INDICATES MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS +++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS ON WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM SOUTH AND WEST WILL GENERALLY BE HIGHER THAN ON TUESDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CAN EXPECT RH VALUES TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR AN HOUR OR TWO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THURSDAY...THE WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA AND BRING INCREASING MOISTURE AND WEAKER WINDS. A GENERAL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BUT DAYTIME WINDS OF ONLY 10 TO 20 MPH. STRONG WINDS IN THE MIXING LEVEL WILL PROVIDE VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AZZ104-021300- KAIBAB PLATEAU (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104)- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA 300 PM MST TUE APR 1 2008 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33 BELOW 7000 FEET...19-25 ABOVE 7000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY........45-65 PCT BELOW 7000 FEET...54-74 PCT ABOVE 7000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......UP 4 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-67 BELOW 7000 FEET...47-55 ABOVE 7000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......UP 5 DEGREES. MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 15 PCT BELOW 7000 FEET...17-22 PCT ABOVE 7000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE. WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36 BELOW 7000 FEET...26-32 ABOVE 7000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......UP 4 DEGREES. MAX HUMIDITY........44-64 PCT BELOW 7000 FEET...60-80 PCT ABOVE 7000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......UP 6 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. 10000 FT MSL WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-61 BELOW 7000 FEET...42-49 ABOVE 7000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......DOWN 7 DEGREES. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PCT BELOW 7000 FEET...26-36 PCT ABOVE 7000 FEET. 24 HR TREND......UP 7 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 10000 FT MSL WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. = $$