FNUS75 KFGZ 031954
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER...KNF KAIBAB NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1254 PM MST SAT AUG 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1221 MST ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...UPDATED BY FIELD REQUEST DRIER WARMER TRENDS THAN FORECAST...

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR HAS MOVED INTO NORTHWEST
ARIZONA OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. LOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORM AND
SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY. DEEPER MONSOON MOISTURE
MAY PUSH WESTWARD ON SUNDAY AND BRING A HIGHER CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (106400 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1064.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING
                    TO 9800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE 0-5 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (700 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......7.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER 11AM.
                    A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......VARIABLE 4-8 MPH. WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC 15-20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (67100 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......671.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...BOHLIN
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAMS DISPATCH CTR
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130803.COOPE.01/FGZ