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FNUS55 KFGZ 100949
FWFFGZ
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
249 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010
+++ THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS +++
+++ 20-FOOT WIND FORECAST OF `LIGHT WINDS` INDICATES MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS +++
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.DISCUSSION...THE CENTER OF A PACIFIC STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS BAJA
CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST MEXICO TODAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW TO NORTHERN ARIZONA. SHOWERS WILL BE MOST LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND
5000 FEET. BY THURSDAY...THE STORM WILL HEAD TO THE EAST WITH BUILDING
HIGH PRESSURE. AS A RESULT...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH NORMAL
VALUES WITH MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WITH
WARMING DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. NOCTURNAL INVERSIONS
WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE PERIOD AND WITH LIGHT WINDS ALOFT
POOR TO MARGINAL VENTILATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA.
AZZ115-102200-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115)-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK
249 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-43.
24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-66 PCT.
24 HR TREND......UP 8 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
10000 FT MSL WIND...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (40600 KNOT-FT).
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-26.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 6 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-100 PCT.
24 HR TREND......LITTLE CHANGE.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS.
10000 FT MSL WIND...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-47.
24 HR TREND......UP 5 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-41 PCT.
24 HR TREND......DOWN 28 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
10000 FT MSL WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL (19000 KNOT-FT).
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