FNUS75 KFGZ 190047
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOCE FIRE...PNF PRESCOTT NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
547 PM MST TUE JUN 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1718 MST ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...VERY DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 35 MPH.
ONLY A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY...
WITH NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY. WARM
TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE
EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT
WEDNESDAY. A HAINES INDEX NEAR 6 IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........22 TO 28 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
                    15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82 AT 6500 FEET ELEVATION TO
                    AROUND 88 AT 5200 FEET ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 9 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 MODERATE TO HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (126800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1268.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ONTON
REQUESTED BY...BARRY WALLACE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130618.DOCEF.01/FGZ