FNUS75 KFGZ 100004
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASH...KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
504 PM MST THU MAY 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1641 MST ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION......A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A
MOIST AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE AREA OF THE WASH WILD
FIRE ON FRIDAY. FOR THIS EVENING...SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
WITH HIGH MOISTURE VALUES RESULTING IN EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY.
OVERNIGHT VENTILATION WILL BE POOR. ON FRIDAY...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. DEEPER MIXING WILL RESULT IN
VERY GOOD AFTERNOON VENTILATION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    NORTHEAST AT 1 T0 3 MPH AFTER 2200 LST.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (0 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (95000 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......950.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 10700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCCOLLUM
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAMS DISPATCH CTR
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130509.WASH_.01/FGZ