FNUS75 KFGZ 011200
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKINNER FIRE...KNF KAIBAB NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
500 AM MST THU AUG 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1930 MST ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AS INCREASED MOISTURE HAS PUSHED NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE REGION. GOOD CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 34 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND VARIABLE TO
                    30 MPH IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (93500 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO AROUND
                    15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 85 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE/
                    DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (200 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 34 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (96400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...ONTON
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SEDGEMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130731.SKINN.01/FGZ