FNUS75 KFGZ 071312
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE...NORTH KAIBAB RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
612 AM MST WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2101 MST ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL CLEAR FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING AT THE
FIRE SITE...WITH DRIER AIR ARRIVING IN THE AFTERNOON. SURFACE
DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS MORNING...BUT WILL BEGIN TO DROP
IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A AN AFTERNOON SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORMS STILL CANNOT BE RULED OUT TODAY. DRIER AIR WILL
CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE SITE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH WARMING
TEMPERATURES...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND FALLING MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS A RESULT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 30 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 16 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 10900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...DAVE ROBINSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130806.CASTL.01/FGZ