FNUS75 KFGZ 302147
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PERKINSVILLE...ASL AZ STATE LAND DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
247 PM MST TUE APR 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1432 MST ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COLD FRONT IS NEARING THE ARIZONA UTAH BORDER THIS AFTERNOON.
THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW RH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.
OVERNIGHT WILL BE WARM AND BREEZY AT THE FIRE SITE AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO
NORTHEAST ARIZONA. ON WEDNESDAY...MUCH LIGHTER WINDS ARE FORECAST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (CIRRUS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH.                  35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (249500 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......2495.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH THROUGH 2000L THEN SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 14 MPH.               MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (100 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (70300 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......703.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...41
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ZELLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130430.PERKI.01/FGZ