FNUS75 KFGZ 291449
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATRIOT...USFS / WDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
749 AM MST SAT JUN 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0728 MST ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH HIGH HAINES INDICES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR HIGH-BASED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT
LIKELY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 10 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (92100 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......921.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 15000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........23 TO 28 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 13 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (144900 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1449.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 14900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KLIMOWSKI
REQUESTED BY...MELVIN HUNTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130629.PATRI.01/FGZ