FNUS75 KFGZ 171619
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRONCO...FT. APACHE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
919 AM MST SUN JUL 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0856 MST ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER ARIZONA TODAY AND MONDAY
WITH MONSOON MOISTURE CONTINUING TO INCREASE. AS A RESULT...THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS EACH
DAY. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL SUPPORT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
5 TO 15 MPH ACROSS THE BRONCO WILDFIRE DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH
EARLY EVENING PERIOD BOTH DAYS. GENERALLY DRAINAGE TYPE WINDS OVERNIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WINDS BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (160200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1602.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MAINLY EARLY EVENING
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 2100 LST BECOMING
                    EAST AT 1 TO 3 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......16.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (133300 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1333.

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FORECASTER...MCCOLLUM
REQUESTED BY...INDCENT COMMANDER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110717.BRONC.01/FGZ