FNUS75 KFGZ 251622
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERAL RX...APACHE SITGREAVES NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
922 AM MST THU OCT 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND COOL AIR WILL AFFECT THE FIRE SITE TODAY
WITH ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT DUE TO AFFECT THE FIRE SITE TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. THIS NEXT FRONT WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH
AND NORTHEAST LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...ALONG WITH PLUMMETING
DEWPOINTS. A LOWERING SUBSIDENCE INVERSION ALOFT WILL TRAP SMOKE
LAYERS BELOW 3500 FEET TODAY...LOWERING TO 2500 FEET LATER
TONIGHT...AND AS LOW AS 1500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND BY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 20 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH
                    BECOMING WESTERLY 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (75100 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......751.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26 TO 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING NORTHERLY BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......8.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 TO 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 16 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR (20000 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......200.

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...DAWN GRIFFITH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121025.MINER.02/FGZ