FNUS75 KFGZ 091253
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE...NORTH KAIBAB RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
553 AM MST FRI AUG 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2227 MST ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FIRE SITE
THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD. AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED...BUT SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ANY CRITICAL VALUES.
LACK OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER WILL MAKE FOR LARGE DIURNAL
RANGES...WITH LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE DAY AND DECENT
RECOVERY AT NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CUMULUS...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 17 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (EASTERLY) AT
                    2 TO 4 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 12400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......EVENING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (EASTERLY) AT 2 TO 4 MPH
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 19 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (EASTERLY) AT
                    2 TO 4 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 11700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...DAVE ROBINSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.CASTL.01/FGZ