FNUS75 KFGZ 081307
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKINNER FIRE...KAIBAB NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
607 AM MST THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1832 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.....79 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 17 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......EVENING SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 16 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...QUENTIN JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130807.SKINN.01/FGZ