FNUS75 KFGZ 081319
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER...NORTH KAIBAB RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
619 AM MST THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2102 MST ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE FIRE SITE TODAY
AND FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE...BUT SHOULD REMAIN
WELL BELOW ANY CRITICAL THRESHOLD. THE DRIER AIR WILL BRING LARGER
DIURNAL RANGES TO THE BURN AREA...MEANING LOWER MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE DAY...BUT DECENT RECOVERY AT NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 17 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (131500 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1315.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 12300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......EVENING WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (500 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 16 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (126400 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1264.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 13400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...DAVE ROBINSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130807.COOPE.01/FGZ