FNUS75 KFGZ 091247
FWSFGZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2214 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. OCCASIONALLY GUSTY 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.....79 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 13 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (127400 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1274.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 12900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......EVENING SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY (SOUTHERLY) 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (300 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 15 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (185100 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1851.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 12800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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