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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ

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FNUS75 KFGZ 221008
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN GATE...PNF PRESCOTT NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
308 AM MST WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0253 MST ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
STATES WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TRHOUGH THE WEEKEND.
DAILY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 14 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO
                    25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 33 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 14 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...STUBBLEFIELD
REQUESTED BY...ASST CENTER MANAGER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130522.GREEN.01/FGZ