FNUS75 KFGZ 022124
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER...KNF KAIBAB NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
224 PM MST FRI AUG 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1345 MST ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN IMPACTS TO OPERATIONS
FROM STORMS WOULD BE GUSTY WINDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...AND
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ON SATURDAY...AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
SHOULD BE IN THE 25-30 PERCENT RANGE. SLIGHT COOLING ALOFT MAY
LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE NEAR THE FIRE AREA ON
SATURDAY COMPARED WITH TODAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (800 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......8.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 1800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (88300 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......883.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...KNF
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130802.COOPE.01/FGZ