FNUS75 KFGZ 021911
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR A-1...COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1211 PM MST TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MST ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...UPDATED WIND DIRECTION THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH PASSING TO THE NORTH WILL BRING INCREASED
WINDS BOTH DAYS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. THE
DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW FOR ENOUGH RADIATIONAL COOLING EACH
NIGHT TO ALLOW FOR INVERSIONS...TRAPPING SMOKE NEAR THE GROUND.
WINDS WILL BECOME NEARLY CALM...OR LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN
OVERNIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 16 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (114600 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1146.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12
                    MPH UNTIL EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1500 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......15.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 TO 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 17 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH
                    MID-MORNING...THEN WEST-SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (132900 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1329.

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FORECASTER...JOHNDROW
REQUESTED BY...ROB GOMON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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