FNUS75 KFGZ 061810
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEED...USFS/COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1110 AM MST SAT JUL 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1056 MST ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION....DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN ARIZONA
WILL RESULT IN A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION TODAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER DAY OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...
AS WELL AS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. SIMILAR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY WITH SLIGHTLY DECREASED STORM COVERAGE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
                    GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS AS WELL AS HEAVY RAINFALL
                    POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH. GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (75500 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......755.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......8.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (111700 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1117.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 11800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...OUTLER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF WALTHER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130706.STEED.01/FGZ