FNUS75 KFGZ 061308
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE...N KAIBAB RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
608 AM MST TUE AUG 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2033 MST ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND MOISTURE COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY WILL LEAD TO A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS MUCH OF THE DAY
AND INTO THE EVENING. SHOWER INTENSITY MAY INCREASE AT TIMES
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THUNDERSTORMS AND AREAS OF MODERATE
RAINFALL DEVELOP.

WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT GENERALLY SOUTHWESTERLY. DRIER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST. WINDS WILL
ALSO INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY.

WE PROVIDE 20 FOOT WIND FORECASTS...ANY APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS
FOR EYE LEVEL...INCLUDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR VEGETATION...SHOULD BE
MADE ON SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 TO 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 36 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS OF 2 TO 4 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY
                    AND LATE EACH DAY. WINDS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
                    MID-AFTERNOON SHOULD MOVE UP THE TERRAIN. THIS
                    WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS AT
                    5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6200
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE.
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 32 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS OF 2 TO 4 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY
                    AND LATE EACH DAY. WINDS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
                    MID-AFTERNOON SHOULD MOVE UP THE TERRAIN. THIS
                    WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS AT
                    7 TO 10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

$$
FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...DAVE ROBINSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130805.CASTL.01/FGZ